Current view: Text account
Site description (2010 baseline):
Site location and context
The aim of this site is to protect the Monarcha and Zosterops species that have resulted in considerable speciation in a very small area. The site includes forested tracks on Vella Lavella, Ranongga and Ghizo.
3 spp of Zosterops are restricted to his island group - indeed individual species are restricted to one or two islands only, within this group. Other species may show the same level of speciation - but haven't currently been studied to the same extent.
Non-bird biodiversity: No studies available.
Lowland rain forest.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Logging.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Logging has had a dramatic influence on the landscapes. Increasingly, however, communities are looking for alternatives to large-scale resource extraction to fulfil their economic and lifestyle needs.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-west Vella Lavella (Solomon Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-west-vella-lavella-iba-solomon-islands on 23/11/2024.
