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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Micronesian Imperial-pigeon Ducula oceanica	VU	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Kosrae Fruit-dove Ptilinopus hernsheimi	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Caroline Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Kosrae White-eye Zosterops cinereus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca	LC	resident	-	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Yela-Okat Terminalia Swamp/Mangrove Forest	Reserve	95

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yela River Watershed (Micronesia, Federated States of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yela-river-watershed-iba-micronesia-federated-states-of on 23/11/2024.