Data Zone
Country/territory: Kiribati
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,513,731 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Orona Atoll (Hull Island) to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2006 population estimate of 1,806,930 individuals from Pierce, R., Etei, T., Kerr, V., Saul, E., Teatata, A., Thorsen, M. and Wragg, G. (2006) Phoenix Island conservation survey and assessment of restoration feasibility: Kiribati.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orona Atoll (Hull Island) Marine (Kiribati). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orona-atoll-(hull-island)-marine-iba-kiribati on 23/11/2024.