Data Zone
Country/territory: Kiribati
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,510,147 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2012 | medium | favourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 140 km around Malden Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Lesser Frigatebird based upon a 1977 population estimate of 7,000 individuals, Greater Frigatebird based upon a 1977 population estimate of 3,000 individuals, Masked Booby based upon a 1977 population estimate of 3,000 individuals and Red-footed Booby based upon a 1977 population estimate of 5,000 individuals from Perry, R. (1980) Island of ghosts. Pacific Discovery, 33: 9-13.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malden Island Marine. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/31027 on 31/05/2023.
