Data Zone
Country/territory: Cook Islands
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,304,875 hectares (63,048.75 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | good | medium | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 140 km around Suwarrow Atoll National Park to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Lesser Frigatebird based upon a 2008 population estimate of 16,341 individuals from Jones, R. (2008) Suwarrow Seabird Survey: An assessment of the numbers and age-stages of seabird chicks on the motus of Suwarrow atoll during July 2008. Report Prepared for the Cook Islands Prime Ministers Office and Environment Service.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suwarrow Atoll Marine (Cook Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suwarrow-atoll-marine-iba-cook-islands on 27/12/2024.