Vostok Island Marine


Country/territory: Kiribati

IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
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Area: 3,825,544 ha

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2012 favourable medium negligible
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Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 110 km around Vostok Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Greater Frigatebird based upon a 1980 population estimate of 4,500 individuals.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vostok Island Marine (Kiribati). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vostok-island-marine-iba-kiribati on 23/11/2024.