Data Zone
Country/territory: American Samoa
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 248,890 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around National Park of American Samoa - Ta'u to encompass the high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2002 population estimate of 1,000 - 2,499 breeding pairs from O’Connor, P. J. and Rauzon, M. J. (2004). Inventory and monitoring of seabirds in National Park of American Samoa. Final Report. Technical Report 136. University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manu'a Islands Marine (American Samoa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manua-islands-marine-iba-american-samoa on 23/11/2024.