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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Marquesas Ground Dove Pampusana rubescens	EN	resident	-	10-20 unknown	A1, A2
Polynesian Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa	EN	resident	1975	5 individuals	A1
Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba	VU	breeding	1990	8 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa	5	1	individuals	20	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		40
Forest	Dry deciduous forest (tropical)	30
Shrubland		30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fatu Huku (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fatu-huku-iba-french-polynesia on 23/11/2024.