Data Zone
The site was identified as important in - because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in -. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | unfavourable | high | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | poor | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Vanuatu Scrubfowl Megapodius layardi | 150 | 100 | nests | 67 | unfavourable |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica | 10,000 | 10,000 | nests | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| 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 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tongoa and Ambae (Vanuatu). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tongoa-and-ambae-iba-vanuatu on 23/11/2024.