Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis | LC | resident (-) | present | A2 |
| Chestnut-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula brenchleyi | NT | resident (-) | present | A1, A2 |
| Pale Mountain-pigeon Gymnophaps solomonensis | LC | resident (-) | present | A2 |
| Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki | LC | resident (-) | present | A1, A2 |
| Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae | LC | resident (-) | present | A1, A2 |
| Malaita Myzomela Myzomela malaitae | NT | resident (-) | abundant | A1, A2 |
| Malaita Fantail Rhipidura malaitae | NT | resident (-) | uncommon | A1, A2 |
| Malaita White-eye Zosterops stresemanni | LC | resident (-) | abundant | A2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malaita Highlands (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malaita-highlands-iba-solomon-islands on 23/12/2024.