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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	LC	breeding	-	1,200 individuals	A4ii
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis	NT	non-breeding	2003	42 individuals	A1
Tuamotu Sandpiper Prosobonia parvirostris	EN	resident	2003	57 individuals	A1, A2, A4i
Tuamotu Reed-warbler Acrocephalus atyphus	LC	resident	2003	40 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Coconut plantations	-
Forest	Dry deciduous forest (tropical)	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

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