Mount Maetambe - Kolombangara River (Solomon Islands) IBA | Details

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Mount Maetambe - Kolombangara River

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 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
Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita	LC	resident (2014)	rare	A2
Crested Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena crassirostris	LC	resident (2014)	present	A1, A2
Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rubricera	LC	resident (2014)	frequent	A1, A2
West Solomons Owl Athene jacquinoti	LC	resident (2014)	present	A2
Imitator Goshawk Accipiter imitator	NT	resident (2014)	min 2 birds	A1, A2
Sanford's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi	VU	resident (2014)	rare	A1, A2
Ultramarine Kingfisher Todiramphus leucopygius	LC	resident (2014)	rare	A2
Solomons Corella Cacatua ducorpsii	LC	resident (2014)	frequent	A2
Song Parrot Geoffroyus heteroclitus	LC	resident (2014)	present	A2
Green Pygmy-parrot Micropsitta finschii	LC	resident (2014)	present	A2
Black-faced Pitta Pitta anerythra	NT	resident (2014)	present	A1, A2
Red-capped Myzomela Myzomela lafargei	LC	resident (2014)	frequent	A2
Solomon Cicadabird Edolisoma holopolium	LC	resident (2014)	rare	A1, A2
White-winged Fantail Rhipidura cockerelli	LC	resident (2014)	rare	A2
Steel-blue Flycatcher Myiagra ferrocyanea	LC	resident (2014)	uncommon	A2
Solomons Pied Monarch Symposiachrus barbatus	LC	resident (2014)	present	A1, A2
Chestnut-bellied Monarch Monarcha castaneiventris	LC	resident (2014)	present	A2
White-billed Crow Corvus woodfordi	LC	resident (2014)	rare	A2
Yellow-throated White-eye Zosterops metcalfii	LC	resident (2014)	common	A2
Midget Flowerpecker Dicaeum aeneum	LC	resident (2014)	present	A2

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Maetambe - Kolombangara River (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-maetambe--kolombangara-river-iba-solomon-islands on 22/12/2024.