Bwa Opana (New Caledonia (to France)) IBA | Details

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Bwa Opana

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus	EN	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon Ducula goliath	NT	resident (-)	present	A2
Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus	VU	resident (-)	present	A2
Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Barred Honeyeater Gliciphila undulata	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
New Caledonia Streaked Fantail Rhipidura verreauxi	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
New Caledonian Crow Corvus moneduloides	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Yellow-bellied Robin Cryptomicroeca flaviventris	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
New Caledonian Thicketbird Cincloramphus mariae	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochroa	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Striated Starling Aplonis striata	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea	LC	resident (-)	present	A2

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bwa Opana (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bwa-opana-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.