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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica | LC | breeding (1975) | 800–1,200 pairs | A4ii |
| Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba | VU | breeding (1989) | 10–99 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni | LC | breeding (1971–1975) | 2,500-9,999 pairs | A4ii |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding (-) | 500,000 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding (-) | 500,250 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | not assessed | medium | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica | 1,000 / 1,000 (pairs) | 100 | not assessed | ||
| Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba | 55 / 55 (pairs) | 100 | not assessed | ||
| Puffinus lherminieri | 1,500 / 1,500 (pairs) | 100 | not assessed | ||
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 500,000 / 500,000 (birds) | 100 | not assessed | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| 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 |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilots rocheux de Ua Pou (French Polynesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilots-rocheux-de-ua-pou-iba-french-polynesia on 23/12/2024.