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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Red-bellied Fruit-dove Ptilinopus greyi | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
New Caledonia Streaked Fantail Rhipidura verreauxi | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Large Lifou White-eye Zosterops inornatus | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Small Lifou White-eye Zosterops minutus | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Striated Starling Aplonis striata | LC | resident (1999–2000) | present | A2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: District de Wetr à Lifou (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/district-de-wetr-à-lifou-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.