Country/territory: New Caledonia (to France)
IBA Justification: A4ii (2012)
Area: 643 hectares (6.43 km2)
Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2012 | favourable | low | very low |
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Île Hunter to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Red-tailed Tropicbird based upon a 2007 population estimate of 100 - 200 breeding pairs from Spaggiari, J., Chartendrault, V. and Barre, N. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux de Nouvelle-Caledonie. Societe caledonienne d'ornitholoie - SCO et BirdLife International. Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie. 216pp.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Île Hunter Marin (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/île-hunter-marin-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 08/01/2025.