Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
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 |
- |
|
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.