Data Zone
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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-capped Fruit-dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii | LC | resident (-) | common | A2 |
| Ultramarine Lorikeet Vini ultramarina | CR | resident (1997) | 51 individuals | A1, A2 |
| Fatu Hiva Monarch Pomarea whitneyi | CR | resident (-) | 200–300 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
| Southern Marquesan Reed-warbler Acrocephalus mendanae | LC | resident (-) | common | A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | good | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Fatu Hiva Monarch Pomarea whitneyi | 30 / 300 (mature individuals) | 10 | very unfavourable | ||
| 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%) | rapid deterioration (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Natural system modifications | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | rapid deterioration (>30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) | |
| Forest | - | Dry deciduous forest (tropical); Lower montane rain forest (tropical); Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) |
| Shrubland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fatu Hiva (French Polynesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fatu-hiva-iba-french-polynesia on 19/01/2025.