Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda | LC | breeding | 2007 | 820-1,100 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa | EN | breeding | 2007 | 200-500 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba | VU | breeding | 2007 | 2,300-3,800 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis | LC | breeding | 2007 | 4,000-7,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni | LC | breeding | 2007 | 3,100-4,100 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 15,000-31,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
Black Noddy Anous minutus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 100,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2012 | medium | favourable | negligible |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | poor |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | habitat shifting and alteration | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Pollution | excess energy - light pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | industrial & military effluents - oil spills | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Sea | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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North-west Point Closed Area (Kiritimati) | Closed Area | 13 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ngaontetaake Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati) | Closed Area | 26 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Motu Upua Closed Area | Closed Area | 19 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Motu Tabu Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati) | Closed Area | 4 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Kiritimati Atoll (Christmas Island) | Multi/Multiple Use Conservation Area | 52,370 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Cook Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati WS) | Bird Reserve | 2,200 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Sea | Coral reefs and lagoons, Marine areas, Shallow marine waters | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kiritimati (Christmas Island) Marine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.