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The site was identified as important in 2007 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	LC	breeding	1972-1973	1,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	LC	breeding	2009	10,552 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	2009	10,552 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	5,000	70	breeding pairs	2	very unfavourable
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	30,000	10,552	breeding pairs	36	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	30,000	10,552	breeding pairs	36	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Coconut plantations	-
Forest	Dry deciduous forest (tropical)	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tetiaroa (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tetiaroa-iba-french-polynesia on 23/11/2024.