Île Matthew Marin


Site description (2012 baseline):

Site location and context
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 40 km around Île Matthew to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2004 population estimate of 9661 breeding pairs, Blue Noddy based upon a 2004 population estimate of 260 breeding pairs and Brown Booby based upon a 2004 population estimate of 851 breeding pairs from Borsa, P. (2007) Mission ornithologique aux iles Hunter et Matthew, 11-14 decembre 2004. Institut de recherche pour le development, Noumea, 22pp.

Key biodiversity
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 40 km around Île Matthew to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2004 population estimate of 9661 breeding pairs, Blue Noddy based upon a 2004 population estimate of 260 breeding pairs and Brown Booby based upon a 2004 population estimate of 851 breeding pairs from Borsa, P. (2007) Mission ornithologique aux iles Hunter et Matthew, 11-14 decembre 2004. Institut de recherche pour le development, Noumea, 22pp.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Île Matthew Marin (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/île-matthew-marin-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.