Data Zone
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-footed Booby Sula sula | LC | breeding | 1995 | 5,765 mature individuals | A4ii |
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding | 1995 | 1,626 mature individuals | A4ii |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2005 | 60,000 individuals | A4iii |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Red-footed Booby Sula sula | 5,265 | 6,000 | mature individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | 1,626 | 1,626 | mature individuals | 100 | not assessed |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 60,000 | 60,000 | individuals | 100 | not assessed |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | 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 |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 100 |
| 2008 | Atolls d'Entrecasteaux | Aire Marine Protégée | - |
| 2013 | Atolls d'Entrecasteaux | Parc Naturel | 100 |
| 2014 | Natural Park of the Coral Sea | Parc Naturel | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Récifs d'Entrecasteaux (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/récifs-dentrecasteaux-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 23/11/2024.