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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa | EN | breeding | 1990 | 35-198 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima | LC | breeding | - | 10-99 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus | LC | breeding | 1990 | 260-710 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 | 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 |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marotiri Marine. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/31032 on 28/05/2023.
