FJ16
Ringgold Islands Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel LC breeding (2008) 5,040 pairs A4ii
Red-footed Booby Sula sula LC breeding (2010) 4,750 pairs A4ii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster LC breeding (2007) 2,600 pairs A4ii
Black Noddy Anous minutus LC breeding (2007) 93,167 pairs A4i
Gygis alba NR breeding (2010) 1,740 pairs A4i

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2012 good medium very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat poor

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Pollution happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Climate change and severe weather likely in long term (>4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ringgold Islands Marine (Fiji). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ringgold-islands-marine-iba-fiji on 23/12/2024.