Data Zone
Country/territory: Fiji
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2006)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 72,000 hectares (720.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | poor | medium | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This IBA holds the largest remaining important forests in Vanua Levu, is the only known site for the Vanua Levu subspecies of Long-legged Warbler, and supports all of the island's other endemic birds apart from Silktail.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wailevu/Dreketi Highlands (Fiji). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wailevu-dreketi-highlands-iba-fiji on 22/12/2024.