Gaferut Island Marine


Country/territory: Micronesia, Federated States of

IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
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Area: 1,590,803 hectares (15,908.03 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 good medium very low
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 71 km around Gaferut Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Brown Booby based upon a 2002 population estimate of 3,000 individuals from Wiles, G.J., Johnson, N.C.. de Cruz, J.B., Dutson, G., Camacho, V.A., Kepler, A.K., Vice, D.S., Garrett, K.L., Kessler, C.C. and Pratt, H.D. (2004): New and Noteworthy Bird Records for Micronesia, 1986–2003. Micronesica 37(1): 69-96.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gaferut Island Marine (Micronesia, Federated States of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gaferut-island-marine-iba-micronesia-federated-states-of on 23/12/2024.