Guguan Island Marine


Country/territory: Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)

IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
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Area: 1,591,223 hectares (15,912.23 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 70 km around Guguan Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 1988 population estimate of 40,273 individuals from Reichel, J. and Glass, P. (1991) Checklist of the birds of the Mariana Islands. 'Elapiao, 5(1): 3-11.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guguan Island Marine (Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guguan-island-marine-iba-northern-mariana-islands-(to-usa) on 27/12/2024.