East Makira (Solomon Islands) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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East Makira

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita	LC	resident	2006	< 50 individuals	A2
Yellow-legged Pigeon Columba pallidiceps	VU	resident	2006	rare	A1, A2
Crested Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena crassirostris	LC	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A1, A2
Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rubricera	LC	resident	2006	common individuals	A1, A2
Chestnut-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula brenchleyi	NT	resident	2006	frequent	A1, A2
White-headed Fruit-dove Ptilinopus eugeniae	LC	resident	2006	frequent	A1, A2
Makira Moorhen Pareudiastes silvestris	CR	resident	1953	present	A1, A2
Makira Owl Athene roseoaxillaris	VU	resident	2006	rare	A1, A2
Pied Goshawk Accipiter albogularis	LC	resident	2006	< 50 individuals	A2
Sanford's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi	VU	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A1, A2
San Cristobal Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx gentianus	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A1, A2
Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki	LC	resident	2006	rare	A2
Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae	LC	resident	2006	present individuals	A1, A2
Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2
Green Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta finschii	LC	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A2
Makira Honeyeater Meliarchus sclateri	LC	resident	2006	common	A2
Sooty Myzomela Myzomela tristrami	LC	resident	2006	present individuals	A2
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga	LC	resident	2006	present individuals	A2
Dusky Fantail Rhipidura tenebrosa	NT	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A1, A2
Makira Flycatcher Myiagra cervinicauda	NT	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A1, A2
White-collared Monarch Symposiachrus vidua	NT	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2
Makira Monarch Monarcha megarhynchus	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2
Island Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus poliocephalus	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2
Shade Bush-warbler Horornis parens	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2
Grey-throated White-eye Zosterops rendovae	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2
Makira Starling Aplonis dichroa	LC	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A2
Makira Thrush Zoothera margaretae	NT	resident	2006	uncommon individuals	A1, A2
Mottled Flowerpecker Dicaeum tristrami	LC	resident	2006	frequent individuals	A2

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Makira (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-makira-iba-solomon-islands on 22/11/2024.