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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Rarotonga Fruit-dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis	NT	resident (-)	common	A1, A2
Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata	VU	resident (2006–2009)	254 birds	A1, A2
Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens	NT	resident (2010)	140–160 birds	A1, A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (<4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Takitumu	Other Area (VI)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Takitumu Conservation Area, Rarotonga (Cook Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/takitumu-conservation-area-rarotonga-iba-cook-islands on 22/12/2024.