Data Zone
Country/territory: Tokelau (to New Zealand)
IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 3,777,551 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 30 km around Atafu to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Black Noddy based upon a 2011 population estimate of 15,000 breeding pairs, Brown Noddy based upon a 2011 population estimate of 10,000 breeding pairs, and Common White Tern based upon a 2011 population estimate of 5,000 breeding pairs from Pierce, R., Gruber, M., Atherton, J. and Burne, A. (2012) A conservation survey of Tokelau - final draft report. Eco Oceania pty ltd plan for Tokelau Adminiatration and Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. Australia. 30/10/2012,
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tokelau Marine. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tokelau-marine-iba-tokelau-(to-new-zealand) on 26/09/2023.
