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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus	EN	resident	2003-2005	50-80 individuals	A1, A2
New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon Ducula goliath	NT	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
White-bellied Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous	NT	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus	VU	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A1, A2
Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Barred Honeyeater Gliciphila undulata	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonian Cicadabird Edolisoma anale	NT	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonia Streaked Fantail Rhipidura verreauxi	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonian Crow Corvus moneduloides	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Yellow-bellied Robin Cryptomicroeca flaviventris	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
New Caledonian Thicketbird Cincloramphus mariae	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochroa	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Striated Starling Aplonis striata	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2
Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea	LC	resident	2003-2005	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2009	Zone côtière Ouest	Parc Provincial	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hautes vallées des rivières Néaoua, Koua et Kouaoua (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hautes-vallées-des-rivières-néaoua-koua-et-kouaoua-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 22/11/2024.