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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chestnut-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula brenchleyi	NT	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
Guadalcanal Rail Hypotaenidia woodfordi	LC	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
Actenoides excelsus	NR	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki	LC	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
Guadalcanal Honeyeater Guadalcanaria inexpectata	LC	resident (-)	present	A2
Guadalcanal Thicketbird Cincloramphus turipavae	NT	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
Guadalcanal Thrush Zoothera turipavae	NT	resident (-)	present	A1, A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Guadacanal	Cloud Forest Site (UA)	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guadalcanal Watersheds (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guadalcanal-watersheds-iba-solomon-islands on 23/12/2024.