Tokelau Marine


Country/territory: Tokelau (to New Zealand)

IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 3,777,551 hectares (37,775.51 km2)

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 30 km around Atafu to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Black Noddy based upon a 2011 population estimate of 15,000 breeding pairs, Brown Noddy based upon a 2011 population estimate of 10,000 breeding pairs, and Common White Tern based upon a 2011 population estimate of 5,000 breeding pairs from Pierce, R., Gruber, M., Atherton, J. and Burne, A. (2012) A conservation survey of Tokelau - final draft report. Eco Oceania pty ltd plan for Tokelau Adminiatration and Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. Australia. 30/10/2012,


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tokelau Marine (Tokelau (to New Zealand)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tokelau-marine-iba-tokelau-(to-new-zealand) on 23/12/2024.