Data Zone
Country/territory: French Polynesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 232,338 hectares (2,323.38 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 25 km around Hatuta'a to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Phoenix Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 150 - 200 breeding pairs from Gangloff, B., Raust, P., Thibault, JC., and Bretagnolle, V. (2009) Notes on the Phoenix Petrel (Ptreodroma alba) from Hatuta'a Island, Marquesas. Waterbirds, 32(3): 453-458.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hatuta'a Marine (French Polynesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hatutaa-marine-iba-french-polynesia on 23/12/2024.