Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in - because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in -. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | favourable | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Red-footed Booby Sula sula | 1,382 / 600 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | 469 / 400 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Black Noddy Anous minutus | 35,874 / 35,874 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole population/area (>90%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | whole population/area (>90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 75 | Beach and atoll forest |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| other | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vetauua (Fiji). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vetauua-iba-fiji on 08/01/2025.