Data Zone
Country/territory: Solomon Islands
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 80,074 hectares (800.74 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | good | high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 7 km around Kolombangara to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Heinroth's Shearwater based upon a 1990 minimum population estimate of 5 individuals from Buckingham, D.L., Dutson, G. and Newman, J. (1990) Birds of Manus, Kolombangara and Makira (San Cristobal) with notes on mammals and records from other Solomon Islands. Report of the Cambridge Solomons Rainforest Project 1990.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kolombangara Marine (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kolombangara-marine-iba-solomon-islands on 23/12/2024.