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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A1, A2
Barking Imperial-pigeon Ducula latrans	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Golden Dove Chrysoena luteovirens	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Many-coloured Fruit-dove Ptilinopus perousii	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Fiji Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Masked Shining-parrot Prosopeia personata	NT	resident (2005)	frequent	A1, A2
Collared Lory Phigys solitarius	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Giant Honeyeater Gymnomyza brunneirostris	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Kikau Foulehaio procerior	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Sulphur-breasted Myzomela Myzomela jugularis	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Fiji Streaked Fantail Rhipidura layardi	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Chestnut-throated Flycatcher Myiagra castaneigularis	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis	NT	resident (2005)	rare	A1, A2
Fiji Bush-warbler Horornis ruficapilla	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Fiji White-eye Zosterops explorator	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii	LC	resident (2005)	abundant	A2

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Vatura Forest Amenity Reserve	Amenity Reserve (-)	-
1941	Vaturu Catchment	Water Dam (VI)	1
1989	Koroyanitu Heritage Park	Heritage Park (II)	20

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).

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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.