Reitoru (23770)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Reitoru
Central coordinates: Latitude: -17.8000, Longitude: -143.0667
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 3.16358
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Reitoru est un atoll rattaché à la commune de Hikueru. Son lagon de 3,4 km de long et 1,9 km de large n’est pas ouvert sur l’océan. Trois îlots importants entourent le lagon au Nord et à l’Est. Les côtes Sud et Ouest sont des récifs. Une partie de l'atoll est occupée par une cocoteraie dont l'exploitation parait abandonnée. Le motu Turouru, au sud-est, est encore occupé par une belle forêt de Pisonia grandis. L’île actuellement inhabitée, était peuplée lorsque Bougainville la découvrit en 1768.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. KBA identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Polynesia-Micronesia Hotspot (2007). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat status follow the 2003 IUCN Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2012-12-17 (BL Secretariat): original polygon clipped to hi-res coastline (marine areas removed) following identification in October 2012 of new marine IBA offshore this site; site area consequently changed from 6100 ha to 316 ha.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | not utilised
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 25 | |
| Shrubland | 25 | |
| Forest | 25 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 25 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases | Named species | Only in the future |
Additional information
References: Pierce, R., Raust, P., Wragg, G. 2003. Report on an avifauna survey of atolls in the Tuamotu and Austral Archipelagos, French Polynesia Wildlands consultants, Whangarei: 43 pp.