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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi	LC	resident (2005)	uncommon	A1, A2
Barking Imperial-pigeon Ducula latrans	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Whistling Dove Chrysoena viridis	NT	resident (2005)	common	A1, A2
Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes	VU	breeding (2005)	10 breeding pairs	A1
Fiji Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques	LC	resident (2005)	rare	A2
Crimson Shining-parrot Prosopeia splendens	NT	resident (2005)	common	A1, A2
Collared Lory Phigys solitarius	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Kadavu Honeyeater Meliphacator provocator	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Sulphur-breasted Myzomela Myzomela jugularis	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	LC	resident (2005)	uncommon	A2
Kadavu Fantail Rhipidura personata	NT	resident (2005)	common	A1, A2
Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis	NT	resident (2005)	frequent	A1, A2
Fiji Bush-warbler Horornis ruficapilla	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Fiji White-eye Zosterops explorator	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	LC	resident (2005)	rare	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70–90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Lower montane rain forest (tropical); Lowland forest - mixed swamp

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Kadavu (Fiji). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-kadavu-iba-fiji on 25/01/2025.