Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | 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 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yela-Okat Terminalia Swamp/Mangrove Forest | Reserve (-) | 95 |
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 26/12/2024.