Uracus Marine (Northern Mariana Islands (to USA))

Uracus 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
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	LC	breeding	1979-1988	200 breeding pairs	A4ii
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	LC	breeding	1979-1988	6,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	LC	breeding	1979-1988	95,000 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	medium	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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Uracas Island	Preserve	<1
1985	Maug Island	Preserve	<1
2009	Marianas Trench	Marine National Monument	100
2009	Marianas Trench	Marine National Monument	3
2009	Mariana Arc Of Fire	National Wildlife Refuge	<1
2009	Marianas Trench Marine National Monument	Marine National Monument	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uracus Marine (Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uracus-marine-iba-northern-mariana-islands-(to-usa) on 23/11/2024.