Data Zone
Country/territory: Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A4i, A4iii (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 276 hectares (2.76 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | not assessed | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
Farallon de Pajaros is the northernmost island in the CNMI. The island is a steep volcanic cone, which has erupted several times in the last century. The island is largely bare exposed rock with little vegetation. The proposed IBA is uninhabited and protected by CNMI law as a Wildlife Conservation Area.
Key biodiversity
The entire island of Uracus is proposed as an IBA because of its population of breeding seabirds. Uracus qualifies under both A4i criteria for its population of Sooty Terns and under A4iii for its total population. Micronesian Megapodes are also breeding on the island (Reichel and Glass, 1991).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uracus (Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uracus-iba-northern-mariana-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.