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Site description (2008 baseline)
The escarpment ranges in gradient from vertical cliffs to gradually sloping areas of colluvial soil. A line of wooded cliffs overlooking Anibare Bay, comprises the richest remaining native vegetation on the island, is distributed from Meneng Hotel in the south to the Ijuw-Anabar mangrove ponds in the north.

Key biodiversity
This site is reported as the area holding the highest density of Nauru Reed-warbler on the island, although actual numbers involved are not provided. It is likely to also be a preferred site for nesting Micronesian Imperial Pigeons, if any still remain, and is also known to hold numbers of tree-nesting seabirds such as black noddies.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anibare Bay Escarpment (Nauru). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anibare-bay-escarpment-iba-nauru on 23/12/2024.