Jarvis Island Marine


Country/territory: United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA)

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii (2012)
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Area: 2,773,598 hectares (27,735.98 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 good medium very low
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 92.6 km around Jarvis Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2007 population estimate of 1,011,761 individuals from US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008. Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plan. Hawaii, USA, and to correspond with the boundary of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jarvis Island Marine (United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jarvis-island-marine-iba-united-states-minor-outlying-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.