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Site description (2012 baseline):
Site location and context
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 140 km around Malden Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Lesser Frigatebird based upon a 1977 population estimate of 7,000 individuals, Greater Frigatebird based upon a 1977 population estimate of 3,000 individuals, Masked Booby based upon a 1977 population estimate of 3,000 individuals and Red-footed Booby based upon a 1977 population estimate of 5,000 individuals from Perry, R. (1980) Island of ghosts. Pacific Discovery, 33: 9-13.
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 140 km around Malden Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Lesser Frigatebird based upon a 1977 population estimate of 7,000 individuals, Greater Frigatebird based upon a 1977 population estimate of 3,000 individuals, Masked Booby based upon a 1977 population estimate of 3,000 individuals and Red-footed Booby based upon a 1977 population estimate of 5,000 individuals from Perry, R. (1980) Island of ghosts. Pacific Discovery, 33: 9-13.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malden Island Marine (Kiribati). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malden-island-marine-iba-kiribati on 23/11/2024.
