VA005
Ambae


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Vanuatu Scrubfowl Megapodius layardi LC resident 2004-2005 rare A2
Tanna Fruit-dove Ptilinopus tannensis LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Red-bellied Fruit-dove Ptilinopus greyi LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum VU resident 2004-2005 common A1, A2
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis LC resident 2004-2005 abundant A2
Vanuatu Honeyeater Gliciphila notabilis LC resident 2004-2005 abundant A2
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa LC resident 2004-2005 uncommon A2
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Vanuatu Streaked Fantail Rhipidura spilodera LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica LC resident 2004-2005 uncommon A2
Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides LC resident 2004-2005 uncommon A2
Vanuatu White-eye Zosterops flavifrons LC resident 2004-2005 common A2
Rusty-winged Starling Aplonis zelandica LC resident - frequent A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Diviara Conservation Area -

Land ownership
The conservation area is owned by Paul Vuhu.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ambae (Vanuatu). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ambae-iba-vanuatu on 22/11/2024.