Vallées Maruapo, Papehue, Hopuetamai et Orofero (French Polynesia)

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Vallées Maruapo, Papehue, Hopuetamai et Orofero This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Grey-green Fruit-dove Ptilinopus purpuratus	LC	resident	-	common	A2
Polynesian Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus	LC	resident	-	min 100 individuals	A1, A2
Tahiti Kingfisher Todiramphus veneratus	NT	resident	-	common	A2
Tahiti Monarch Pomarea nigra	CR	resident	2006	30-40 individuals	A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	very unfavourable	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Tahiti Monarch Pomarea nigra	250	53	individuals	22	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical)	50
Introduced vegetation	Introduced/exotic vegetation	50

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	95
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
not utilised	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallées Maruapo, Papehue, Hopuetamai et Orofero (French Polynesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallées-maruapo-papehue-hopuetamai-et-orofero-iba-french-polynesia on 23/11/2024.