Data Zone
Country/territory: Tonga
IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,811,541 hectares (18,115.41 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | good | medium | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 23/12/2024.