Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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:
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2018 |
moderate |
medium |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
habitat |
poor |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
major (>10) |
|
Wetlands (inland) |
minor (<10) |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
forestry |
- |
water management |
- |
nature conservation and research |
- |
agriculture |
- |
rangeland/pastureland |
- |
The land tenure across the IBA comprises 86 Native Lands (totalling about 15,411 ha) and eight Crown Lands (about 1,584 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koroyanitu / Vaturu (Fiji). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koroyanitu--vaturu-iba-fiji on 26/12/2024.