Ilots rocheux de Rapa et Marotiri (French Polynesia)

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Ilots rocheux de Rapa et Marotiri This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa	EN	breeding	1989-1990	35-199 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima	LC	breeding	1989-1990	10-99 breeding pairs	A1
Rapa Shearwater Puffinus myrtae	CR	breeding	1974	265-380 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus	LC	breeding	1989-1990	250-700 breeding pairs	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	very unfavourable	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	population	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa	35	5	individuals	15	not assessed
Puffinus newelli	265	1	breeding pairs	1	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Savanna		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilots rocheux de Rapa et Marotiri (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilots-rocheux-de-rapa-et-marotiri-iba-french-polynesia on 23/11/2024.