Ata Island Marine


Country/territory: Tonga

IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
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Area: 1,811,541 ha

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 favourable medium negligible
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 15 km around Ata Island to encompass the foraging range or high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of seabirds based upon a 1990 population estimate of 31,000 - 61,000 individuals and waterbirds based upon a 1990 population estimate of 20,000 individuals from Rinke, D. (1991) Birds of 'Ata and Late, and additional notes on the avifauna of Niuafo'ou, Kingdom of Tonga. Notornis, 38: 131-151.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ata Island Marine (Tonga). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ata-island-marine-iba-tonga on 22/11/2024.