Data Zone
Country/territory: Marshall Islands
IBA Justification: A4i (2012)
Area: 1,614,910 hectares (16,149.10 km2)
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | favourable | low | very low |
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Bikar Atoll to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 1967 population estimate of 156,000 individuals from Amerson, A.B. 1969. Ornithology of the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 127. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bikar Atoll Marine (Marshall Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bikar-atoll-marine-iba-marshall-islands on 14/01/2025.