Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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:
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2018 |
good |
medium |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
habitat |
medium |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Ngermeskang
|
Bird Sanctuary (V) |
3 |
1994 |
Ngaremeduu
|
Conservation Area (V) |
13 |
2005 |
Ngaremeduu
|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
major (>10) |
Lowland forest - mixed swamp; Mangrove forest (tropical) |
Land use |
% of IBA |
other |
minor (<10) |
nature conservation and research |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ngerutechei, Babeldaob (Palau). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ngerutechei-babeldaob-iba-palau on 23/12/2024.