Data Zone
Country/territory: Cook Islands
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 762 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | good | low | very low |
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Takutea Wildlife Sanctuary to encompass high use areas adjacent to the colony of IBA threshold numbers of Red-tailed Tropicbird based upon a 1990 population estimate of 2,700 individuals from McCormack, G. (1994) Takutea Wildlife Sanctuary, Cook Islands. SPREP reports and studies series no. 66. Apia, Samoa.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Takutea Marine (Cook Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/takutea-marine-iba-cook-islands on 05/12/2024.