Récifs d'Entrecasteaux Marin


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
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2008 Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 4
2013 Atolls d'Entrecasteaux Parc Naturel (II) 8
2014 Natural Park of the Coral Sea Parc Naturel (VI) 85

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


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 23/12/2024.