Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita | LC | resident (2006) | < 50 birds | A2 |
| Yellow-legged Pigeon Columba pallidiceps | VU | resident (2006) | rare | A1, A2 |
| Crested Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena crassirostris | LC | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A1, A2 |
| Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rubricera | LC | resident (2006) | common birds | 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 birds | A2 |
| Sanford's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi | VU | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A1, A2 |
| San Cristobal Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx gentianus | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A1, A2 |
| Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki | LC | resident (2006) | rare | A2 |
| Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae | LC | resident (2006) | present birds | A1, A2 |
| Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
| Green Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta finschii | LC | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A2 |
| Makira Honeyeater Meliarchus sclateri | LC | resident (2006) | common | A2 |
| Sooty Myzomela Myzomela tristrami | LC | resident (2006) | present birds | A2 |
| Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga | LC | resident (2006) | present birds | A2 |
| Dusky Fantail Rhipidura tenebrosa | NT | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A1, A2 |
| Makira Flycatcher Myiagra cervinicauda | NT | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A1, A2 |
| White-collared Monarch Symposiachrus vidua | NT | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
| Makira Monarch Monarcha megarhynchus | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
| Island Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus poliocephalus | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
| Shade Bush-warbler Horornis parens | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
| Grey-throated White-eye Zosterops rendovae | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
| Makira Starling Aplonis dichroa | LC | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A2 |
| Makira Thrush Zoothera margaretae | NT | resident (2006) | uncommon birds | A1, A2 |
| Mottled Flowerpecker Dicaeum tristrami | LC | resident (2006) | frequent birds | A2 |
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 23/12/2024.