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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Shy Ground-dove Pampusana stairi	VU	resident	2005	rare	A1, A2
Barking Imperial-pigeon Ducula latrans	LC	resident	2005	common	A2
Orange Dove Chrysoena victor	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2
Many-coloured Fruit-dove Ptilinopus perousii	LC	resident	2005	rare	A2
Fiji Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques	LC	resident	2005	uncommon	A2
Maroon Shining-parrot Prosopeia tabuensis	LC	resident	2005	common	A2
Collared Lory Phigys solitarius	LC	resident	2005	uncommon	A2
Fiji Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio taviunensis	LC	resident	2005	uncommon	A2
Orange-breasted Myzomela Myzomela jugularis	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	LC	resident	2005	uncommon	A2
Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis	LC	resident	2005	rare	A2
Natewa Silktail Lamprolia klinesmithi	VU	resident	2005	frequent	A1, A2
Fiji Streaked Fantail Rhipidura layardi	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2
Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2
Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni	LC	resident	2005	common	A2
Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2
Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis	NT	resident	2005	rare	A1, A2
Fiji Bush-warbler Horornis ruficapilla	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2
Fiji White-eye Zosterops explorator	LC	resident	2005	common	A2
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	LC	resident	2005	rare	A2
Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii	LC	resident	2005	frequent	A2

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		16800	16761	-	-	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	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	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Vanua Navatu-Leya	Locally Managed Marine Area	8,678	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Tunuloa Silktail Reserve	Other	0	protected area overlaps with site	0

The Local Conservation Groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Sisi Initiative	2006

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
agriculture	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

The land tenure includes parts of 68 Native Lands (totalling about 20,506 ha), two Freehold Lands (about 320 ha) and two Crown Scheduled Lands (about 246 ha).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Natewa/Tunuloa Peninsula. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20320 on 28/05/2023.