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Alofi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Shy Ground-dove Pampusana stairi VU resident 1985-1986 4 adults A1, A2
Tongan Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus LC resident 1985-1986 common A2
Red-footed Booby Sula sula LC breeding - 2,500-9,999 individuals A4ii
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis LC resident 1985-1986 present A2
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus LC resident 1985-1986 common A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa LC resident 1985-1986 3 individuals A2
Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis LC resident 1985-1986 frequent A2
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis LC resident 1985-1986 frequent A2

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alofi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alofi-iba-wallis-and-futuna-islands-(to-france) on 19/03/2024.