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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa	EN	breeding	2006	20 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba	VU	breeding	2009	30 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis	LC	breeding	2006	500 breeding pairs	A4ii
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	LC	breeding	2006	4,300 breeding pairs	A4ii
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus	LC	breeding	2009	3,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	LC	breeding	2009	5,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	LC	breeding	2009	300,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Grey-backed Tern Onychoprion lunatus	LC	breeding	2009	1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2009	309,000 breeding pairs	A4iii

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

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Nesofregetta fuliginosa	Polynesian Storm-petrel	500	80	individuals	16	very unfavourable
Pterodroma alba	Phoenix Petrel	225	30	individuals	14	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rawaki (Phoenix) Island	Wildlife Sanctuary	6,500	protected area contains site	74
Phoenix Islands Protected Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	40,825,000	protected area contains site	74
Phoenix Islands Protected Area	Protected Area	39,744,700	protected area contains site	74

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rawaki (Phoenix Island). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/27456 on 31/05/2023.