NC019
Massif du Mé Kanin, Sphinx et Arago


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus EN resident 2003-2005 present A1, A2
New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon Ducula goliath NT resident 2003-2005 present A2
Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
White-bellied Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous NT resident 2003-2005 present A2
Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus VU resident 2003-2005 present A1, A2
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae LC resident 2003-2005 present A1, A2
Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Barred Honeyeater Gliciphila undulata LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonian Cicadabird Edolisoma anale NT resident 2003-2005 present A2
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonia Streaked Fantail Rhipidura verreauxi LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonian Crow Corvus moneduloides LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Yellow-bellied Robin Cryptomicroeca flaviventris LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
New Caledonian Thicketbird Cincloramphus mariae LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochroa LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Striated Starling Aplonis striata LC resident 2003-2005 present A2
Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea LC resident 2003-2005 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Massif du Mé Kanin, Sphinx et Arago (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/massif-du-mé-kanin-sphinx-et-arago-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 22/11/2024.