Data Zone
Country/territory: Kiribati
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 8,391,238 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 140 km around Enderbury Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Lesser Frigatebird based upon a 2006 population estimate of 12,000 individuals and high use areas close to the colony of IBA threshold numbers of Red-tailed Tropicbird based upon a 2006 population estimate of 1,500 individuals, a seaward extension of 11.5 km around Abariranga (Canton) Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Grey-backed Tern based upon a 2006 population estimate of 6,000 individuals and a seaward extension of 140 km around Rawaki (Phoenix Island) to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Lesser Frigatebird based upon a 2006 population estimate of 12,900 individuals - all population estimates 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: Phoenix Islands Marine (Kiribati). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phoenix-islands-marine-iba-kiribati on 23/11/2024.