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The site was identified as important in 2012 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	LC	breeding	1990	250-999 breeding pairs	A4ii
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa	EN	breeding	-	35-199 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima	LC	resident	1989-1990	10-99 breeding pairs	A1
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus	LC	breeding	1989-1990	1,000-2,499 breeding pairs	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Neritic	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rapa Marine (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rapa-marine-iba-french-polynesia on 23/11/2024.