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The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis	NT	resident	2002	83 individuals	A1, A2, A4i
Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis	EN	breeding	2001	present	A1
Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli	CR	breeding	2007	present	A1, A4ii
Kauai Elepaio Chasiempis sclateri	NT	resident	2000	23,000 individuals	A1, A2
Puaiohi Myadestes palmeri	CR	resident	2007	400 individuals	A1, A2
Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi	CR	resident	2007	1,312 individuals	A1, A2
Ou Psittirostra psittacea	EX	resident	1989	present	A1, A2
Kauai Nukupuu Hemignathus hanapepe	EX	resident	1987	present	A1, A2
Anianiau Magumma parva	EN	resident	2000	35,000 individuals	A1, A2
Akekee Loxops caeruleirostris	CR	resident	2007	3,536 individuals	A1, A2
Kauai Amakihi Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri	EN	resident	2000	41,000 individuals	A1, A2
Iiwi Drepanis coccinea	VU	resident	2000	10,000 individuals	A1, A2
Apapane Himatione sanguinea	LC	resident	2000	129,563 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ku‘ia	Natural Area Reserve	1
-	Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve	Preserve	-
1981	Alakai	Wilderness Preserve	6
1983	Hono O Na Pali	Natural Area Reserve	2

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	89
hunting	11

The majority of lands comprising the Kaua`i Forests and Uplands IBA are owned by the State of Hawai`i (62%), with the remainder being privately owned lands that are administered by the State of Hawai`i as forest reserves (38%), and less than 1% owned by The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i. State lands include the Alaka`i Wilderness Preserve (6%), the Hono O Na Pali and Kuia Natural Area Reserves (2%), all or parts of the Halelea, Moloa`a, Na Pali-Kona, Kealia, Pu`u Ka Pele, and Lihue-Koloa State Forest Reserves (36%), Koke`e, Waimea Canyon, Haena, Na Pali Coast, and Polihale State Parks (7%), and the Wailua, Kekaha, and Mokihana State Game Management Areas (11%)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kauai Forests and Uplands (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kauai-forests-and-uplands-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.