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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Noddy Anous minutus	LC	breeding	2001	13,281 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	2001	61,300 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis	1	1	individuals	100	not assessed
Black Noddy Anous minutus	7,467	7,467	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Foulehaio carunculatus	10	10	individuals	100	not assessed
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	27,489	27,489	individuals	100	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Beach and atoll forest	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

The three islands are owned by the Government. On Taula, there is a registered lease of 2.73 ha under the name of Mapaha'amo Fifita (Taunga Island); another lease of 2.66 ha has been surrendered but not registered. On Maninita there is an application of 1969 by Teisina Fifita (Taunga Island) but without response from the government.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maninita, Taula, Lualoli (Tonga). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maninita-taula-lualoli-iba-tonga on 23/11/2024.