Mangareva Marin


Country/territory: French Polynesia

IBA Criteria met: A1, A4ii (2012)
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Area: 221,989 ha

Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie (Manu)
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2012 high favourable negligible
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a precautionary seaward extension of 25 km around Manui, Kamaka, Makaroa to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Murphy's Petrel based upon a 1996 population estimate of 30 individuals and White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1996 population estimate of 1050 individuals, as well as potential rafting areas of IBA threshold numbers of Christmas Shearwater based upon a population estimate of 1950 individuals.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mangareva Marin. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.