The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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 |
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Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni | LC | breeding (2004) | 1,500 pairs | A4ii |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Late Marine (Tonga). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/late-marine-iba-tonga on 23/12/2024.