Data Zone
Country/territory: Micronesia, Federated States of
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 13,116,400 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | favourable | medium | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2012 baseline)
This Marine IBA is identified using tracking data. It falls within the Micronesia, Federated States of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Pacific, Western FAO ocean region. The site covers an area of 131164 km2 and is 635 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 41 to 4702 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 1.44 m/s
Key biodiversity
1 species triggers IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 698276-1551724 individuals of Streaked Shearwater (LC) from Japan are present at the site during the Non-breeding (Nov-Feb) life-history stage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pacific, Western Central 2 - Marine (Micronesia, Federated States of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pacific-western-central-2--marine-iba-micronesia-federated-states-of on 23/11/2024.