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The site was identified as important in 2010 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi	LC	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Tooth-billed Pigeon Didunculus strigirostris	CR	resident	2003	50-250 adults	A1, A2
Many-coloured Fruit-dove Ptilinopus perousii	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Samoan Fruit-dove Ptilinopus fasciatus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Samoan Moorhen Pareudiastes pacificus	CR	resident	1873	present individuals	A1, A2
Flat-billed Kingfisher Todiramphus recurvirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Mao Gymnomyza samoensis	EN	resident	-	< 50	A1, A2
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Samoan Whistler Pachycephala flavifrons	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Samoan Triller Lalage sharpei	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Samoan Fantail Rhipidura nebulosa	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Samoan Flycatcher Myiagra albiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Samoan White-eye Zosterops samoensis	NT	resident	-	50-249 individuals	A1, A2
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens	LC	resident	-	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Savaii Rainforest (Samoa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-savaii-rainforest-iba-samoa on 22/11/2024.