Teraina Marine


Country/territory: Kiribati

IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
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Area: 7,661 hectares (76.61 km2)

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 3 km around Teraina (Washington Island) to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Common White Tern based upon a 1979 population estimate of 1,000 breeding pairs from Garnett, M. (1983) A management plan for nature conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands. Part 2 Policy


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teraina Marine (Kiribati). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teraina-marine-iba-kiribati on 26/12/2024.