Data Zone
Country/territory: Fiji
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2 (2006)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 67,000 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2018 | medium | near favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA is mostly a chain of hills and low mountains, rising to the mountains of Makuluva (615m) and Nakorolo (860m) in Namosi, and Nakobalevu (464m) and Korobaba (422m) in the east.
Key biodiversity
Long-legged Warbler has been confirmed at a couple of sites within the IBA. Frinedly Ground-dove and Pink-billed Parrotfinch are present, but scarce while Black-faced Shrikebill are regularly recorded at a number of sites. 24 of the Restricted Range species present on Viti Levu (25 in total) can be found on this site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Viti Levu Southern Highlands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/01/2021.
