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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
Rimatara Lorikeet Vini kuhlii	EN	resident	-	650-750 individuals	A1, A2
Rimatara Reed-warbler Acrocephalus rimitarae	CR	resident	-	800-1,200 individuals	A1, 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	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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), Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical)	-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rimatara (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rimatara-iba-french-polynesia on 22/11/2024.