Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding (2003) | 25,000 birds | A4ii |
| Masked Booby Sula dactylatra | LC | breeding (2003) | 112,000 birds | A4ii |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (2003) | 137,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | good | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | 25,000 / 500 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Masked Booby Sula dactylatra | 112,000 / 150 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | 137,000 / 137,000 (birds) | 100 | not assessed | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | aire marine protégée dans les eaux territoriales de l’île de Clipperton | Biotope Protection Order (IV) | 32 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Clipperton (French Polynesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/clipperton-iba-french-polynesia on 21/12/2024.