Temoe Marin


Country/territory: French Polynesia

IBA criteria met: A1 (2012)
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Area: 242,950 hectares (2,429.50 km2)

Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie (Manu)
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 good medium very low
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Temoe to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Murphy's Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 250 - 999 individuals from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Temoe Marin (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/temoe-marin-iba-french-polynesia on 22/12/2024.