Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-capped Fruit-dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii | LC | resident | - | common | A2 |
| Ultramarine Lorikeet Vini ultramarina | CR | resident | 1997 | 51 individuals | A1, A2 |
| Fatu Hiva Monarch Pomarea whitneyi | CR | resident | - | 200-300 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
| Southern Marquesan Reed-warbler Acrocephalus mendanae | LC | resident | - | common | A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
| Pomarea whitneyi | Fatu Hiva Monarch | 300 | 30 | mature individuals | 10 | very unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - scale unknown/unrecorded | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Forest | Dry deciduous forest (tropical), Lower montane rain forest (tropical), Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) | - |
| Shrubland | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fatu Hiva. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fatu-hiva-iba-french-polynesia on 04/10/2023.
