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Site description (2012 baseline):
Site location and context
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,
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.
