Data Zone
Country/territory: Samoa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 8,266 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | medium | not assessed | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
This site covers Vaisigano watershed, Leafe Watershed, and Fulusou Watershed, Lake Lanutoo National Park and Mt Vaea Reserve within the central highlands of Upolu.
Key biodiversity
Good numbers of Tooth-billed Pigeon and Mao have been recorded in some of the survey sites within the IBA, despite its proximity to Apia. Good densities of Samoan Flycatcher, Samoan Triller, Many-coloured Fruit-dove and Polynesian Starling have also beenrecorded on site, while the densities of Red-headed Parrotfinch were higher at this site than any of the other surveyed areas.
Non-bird biodiversity: The land snail Thaumatodon hystricelloides has been recorded on the site, while there is a roost of over 800 bats, Pteropus spp.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Apia Catchments. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/07/2021.
