Tetiaroa, Moorea et Tahiti Marine (French Polynesia)

Tetiaroa, Moorea et Tahiti Marine

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata	NT	breeding	2008	107-139 individuals	A1
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	LC	breeding	1972-1973	5,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	LC	brood-guard	2009	10,552 breeding pairs	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2012	favourable	not assessed	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	poor

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Neritic	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Lagon de Moorea	Other	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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