Data Zone
Country/territory: Tonga
IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,588,695 hectares (15,886.95 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | good | low | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Fonualei to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 1980 population estimate of 100,000 individuals from Jenkins, J.A.F. (1980) Seabird records from Tonga - an account based on the literature and recent observations. Nortornis, 27(3): 205-234.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fonualei Marine (Tonga). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fonualei-marine-iba-tonga on 27/12/2024.