Data Zone
Country/territory: New Caledonia (to France)
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 26,431 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 8 km around Île Walpole to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Brown Booby based upon a 2007 population estimate of 270 - 800 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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Île Walpole Marin (New Caledonia (to France)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/île-walpole-marin-iba-new-caledonia-(to-france) on 22/11/2024.