Data Zone
Country/territory: New Caledonia (to France)
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
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Area: 2,486,940 ha
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Récifs d'Entrecasteaux to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2005 population estimate of 60000 individuals from Baudat-Franceschi, J. (2012) Update on seabirds' IBAs in New Caledonia. SCO, 05/11/2012; and Brown Booby based upon a 1995 population estimate of 1626 mature individuals and Red-footed Booby based upon a 1995 population estimate of 5765 mature individuals from Robinet, O., Sigouant, S. and Bretagnolle, V. (1997) Marine birds of d'Entrecasteaux Reefs (New Caledonia, Southwestern Pacific): abundance, trends and threats. Colonial Waterbirds, 20(2): 282-290.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Récifs d'Entrecasteaux Marin (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/récifs-dentrecasteaux-marin-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 22/11/2024.