Fatu Huku Marine


Country/territory: French Polynesia

IBA criteria met: A1 (2012)
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Area: 803 hectares (8.03 km2)

Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie (Manu)
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 good not assessed very low
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Fatu Huku to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 5 individuals from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fatu Huku Marine (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fatu-huku-marine-iba-french-polynesia on 18/12/2024.