PW010
Helen Island Marine


Country/territory: Palau

IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 46,492 hectares (464.92 km2)

Palau Conservation Society
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2018 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 12 km around Helen Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Black Noddy based upon a 2004 population estimate of 25,000 individuals.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Helen Island Marine (Palau). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/helen-island-marine-iba-palau on 23/12/2024.