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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
Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita	LC	resident	1990	50-249 individuals	A2
Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rubricera	LC	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Buff-headed Coucal Centropus milo	LC	resident	1990	frequent	A2
Sanford's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi	VU	resident	1994-1998	min 1 nests	A2
Solomons Corella Cacatua ducorpsii	LC	resident	1990	common	A2
Cardinal Lory Chalcopsitta cardinalis	LC	resident	1990	common	A2
Song Parrot Geoffroyus heteroclitus	LC	resident	1990	frequent	A2
Gizo White-eye Zosterops luteirostris	VU	resident	1994-1998	250-999	A1, A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Saeraghi Reef	Marine Protected Area	18
1998	Njari Island	Marine Protected Area	1
1998	Babanga Reef	Marine Managed Area	1
1998	Naru Reef	Marine Managed Area	<1
1998	Nusatupe Reef	Marine Managed Area	<1
1998	Pusinau Reef	Marine Protected Area	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gizo (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gizo-iba-solomon-islands on 22/11/2024.