Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi | LC | breeding (1990) | present | A1, A2 |
| Tongan Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus | LC | breeding (1925) | present | A2 |
| Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus | LC | breeding (1925) | present | A2 |
| Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis | LC | breeding (1925) | present | A2 |
| Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis | LC | breeding (1925) | present | A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% 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 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hunga Ha'apai, Hunga Tonga Islands (Tonga). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hunga-haapai-hunga-tonga-islands-iba-tonga on 23/12/2024.