Data Zone
Country/territory: Micronesia, Federated States of
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
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 |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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.