Côte Nord-est Marin (30999)
New Caledonia (to France), Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Côte Nord-est Marin
Central coordinates: Latitude: -20.4433, Longitude: 164.8165
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 1561.15591
Protected area coverage (%): 51.54
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Côte Nord-est to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 100 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.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Côte Nord-est to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 100 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.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Côte Nord-est to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 100 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.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |