Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-capped Fruit-dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii | LC | resident (-) | common | A2 |
| Polynesian Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus | LC | resident (-) | common | A2 |
| Marquesas Kingfisher Todiramphus godeffroyi | CR | breeding (2004) | 470–917 mature individuals | A1, A2 |
| Southern Marquesan Reed-warbler Acrocephalus mendanae | LC | resident (-) | common | A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | unknown | |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | Coconut plantations |
| Forest | - | Dry deciduous forest (tropical); Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Shrubland | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tahuata (French Polynesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tahuata-iba-french-polynesia on 23/01/2025.