Maninita, Taula, Lualoli (Tonga) IBA | Details

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Maninita, Taula, Lualoli

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Black Noddy Anous minutus	LC	breeding (2001)	13,281 pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (2001)	61,300 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2012	not assessed	medium	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis	1 / 1 (birds)	100	not assessed
Black Noddy Anous minutus	7,467 / 7,467 (pairs)	100	not assessed
Foulehaio carunculatus	10 / 10 (birds)	100	not assessed
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	27,489 / 27,489 (birds)	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 (>4 years)	whole of population/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

Habitats

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

Land ownership

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.

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 23/12/2024.