Northern Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)) IBA | Details

MP004

Northern Saipan

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Micronesian Scrubfowl Megapodius laperouse	NT	resident (1982)	< 50 birds	A1, A2
White-throated Ground Dove Pampusana xanthonura	NT	resident (1982)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Mariana Fruit-dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla	NT	resident (1982)	1,000-2,499 birds	A1, A2
Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi	VU	resident (1982)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1, A2
Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra	LC	resident (1982)	10,000-19,999 birds	A2
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons	LC	resident (1982)	20,000-49,999 birds	A2
Saipan Reed-warbler Acrocephalus hiwae	EN	resident (1982)	1,000-2,499 birds	A1, A2
Golden White-eye Cleptornis marchei	EN	resident (1982)	20,000-49,999 birds	A1, A2
Saipan White-eye Zosterops saypani	NT	resident (1982)	100,000-499,999 birds	A1, A2
Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca	LC	resident (1982)	1,000-2,499 birds	A2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Kagman Conservation Area	Primeval Reserve (IV)	-
2001	Bird Island	Marine Sanctuary (Ia)	11

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-saipan-iba-northern-mariana-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.