Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda | LC | breeding | 2007 | 820-1,100 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa | EN | breeding | 2007 | 200-500 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba | VU | breeding | 2007 | 2,300-3,800 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis | LC | breeding | 2007 | 4,000-7,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni | LC | breeding | 2007 | 3,100-4,100 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 15,000-31,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Black Noddy Anous minutus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 100,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
| IBA conservation status - summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2012 | medium | favourable | negligible |
| Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (state) assessed by | habitat |
| Accuracy of information | poor | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | habitat shifting and alteration | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Pollution | excess energy - light pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | industrial & military effluents - oil spills | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Condition of the site (state), by habitat | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Sea | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Conservation actions taken at the site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-west Point Closed Area (Kiritimati) | Closed Area | 13 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ngaontetaake Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati) | Closed Area | 26 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Motu Upua Closed Area | Closed Area | 19 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Motu Tabu Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati) | Closed Area | 4 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Kiritimati Atoll (Christmas Island) | Multi/Multiple Use Conservation Area | 52,370 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Cook Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati WS) | Bird Reserve | 2,200 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kiritimati (Christmas Island) Marine. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/31024 on 30/05/2023.
