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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Tongan Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Rotuma Myzomela Myzomela chermesina	VU	resident (2005)	abundant	A1, A2
Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	LC	resident (2005)	common	A2
Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	LC	resident (2005)	frequent	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

The island’s physical isolation has led to a powerful and relatively traditional local government. The land is Native Tenure administered through a specific Act.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rotuma (Fiji). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rotuma-iba-fiji on 23/12/2024.