Data Zone
The site was identified as important in - because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') 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 assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Red-footed Booby Sula sula | 600 | 1,382 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | 400 | 469 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Black Noddy Anous minutus | 35,874 | 35,874 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | 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 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 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Beach and atoll forest | 75 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| other | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vetauua (Fiji). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vetauua-iba-fiji on 29/11/2024.