Data Zone
Country/territory: United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA)
IBA criteria met: A4i (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,859,597 hectares (28,595.97 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | good | low | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 92.6 km around Wake Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2007 population estimate of 178,280 individuals from Rauzon, M. J., Boyle, D., Everett, W. T. and Gilardi, J. (2008) The Status of the Birds of Wake Atoll. Atoll Research Bulletin 561 pp. 41, and to correspond with the boundary of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wake Island Marine (United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wake-island-marine-iba-united-states-minor-outlying-islands-(to-usa) on 27/12/2024.