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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
Vanuatu Scrubfowl Megapodius layardi	LC	resident	-	uncommon	A2
Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon Ducula bakeri	LC	resident	-	common	A1, A2
Tanna Fruit-dove Ptilinopus tannensis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Red-bellied Fruit-dove Ptilinopus greyi	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes	VU	breeding	2011	50-249 individuals	A1
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis	VU	breeding	2011	16 nests	A1
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum	VU	resident	-	common	A1, A2
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Vanuatu Honeyeater Gliciphila notabilis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Vanuatu Streaked Fantail Rhipidura spilodera	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Santo Thicketbird Cincloramphus whitneyi	LC	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Vanuatu White-eye Zosterops flavifrons	LC	resident	-	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis	16	16	nests	100	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Geological events	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vanua Lava, Mount Sereama (Vanuatu). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vanua-lava-mount-sereama-iba-vanuatu on 23/11/2024.