Starbuck Island Marine (31028)
Kiribati, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Starbuck Island Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -5.6447, Longitude: -155.8897
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 16896.74456
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Starbuck Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 1974 population estimate of 1,500,000 breeding pairs from Garnett, M. (1983) A management plan for nature conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands. Part 2 Policy
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 70 km around Starbuck Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 1974 population estimate of 1,500,000 breeding pairs from Garnett, M. (1983) A management plan for nature conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands. Part 2 Policy
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Starbuck Island to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 1974 population estimate of 1,500,000 breeding pairs from Garnett, M. (1983) A management plan for nature conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands. Part 2 Policy
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Industrial & military effluents | Oil spills | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources | Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |