Teraina Marine


Site description (2012 baseline):

Site location and context
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

Key biodiversity
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.