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Site description (2010 baseline)
This site encompasses parts of the central and eastern portion of the island of Espiritu Santo. This includes 2 community-managed protected area, together with tracts of unprotected lowland forest and agricultural and urban areas.

Key biodiversity
Good numbers of Vanuatu Megapode have been recorded at Loru, while Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher has a very signficiant population in the lowland forests.

Non-bird biodiversity: Coconut crab Birgus latro Bat cave in Loru

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vatthe (Vanuatu). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vatthe-iba-vanuatu on 23/12/2024.