East Rennell


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Silver-capped Fruit-dove Ptilinopus richardsii LC resident 2000-2007 abundant A2
Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus LC resident 2000-2007 uncommon A2
Rennell Parrot Geoffroyus hyacinthinus LC resident 2000-2007 frequent A2
Green Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta finschii LC resident 2000-2007 frequent A2
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis LC resident 2000-2007 abundant A2
Rennell Gerygone Gerygone citrina LC resident - abundant A2
Rennell Fantail Rhipidura rennelliana LC resident 2000-2007 present A2
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica LC resident 2000-2007 present A2
Rennell Shrikebill Clytorhynchus hamlini NT resident 2000-2007 frequent A2
Bare-eyed White-eye Zosterops superciliosus LC resident 2000-2007 - A2
Rennell White-eye Zosterops rennellianus LC resident 2000-2007 - A2
Rennell Starling Aplonis insularis LC resident 2000-2007 common A2

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
East Rennell World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 37,000 protected area overlaps with site 33,306


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Rennell. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/30036 on 05/06/2023.