Rapa Marine (31033)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Rapa Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -27.6067, Longitude: -144.3410
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 257.12435
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Rapa to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Red-tailed Tropicbird based upon a 1990 population estimate of 250 - 999 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Varney, A. (1991) Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 111(2): 70-77.
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 1 km around Rapa to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Red-tailed Tropicbird based upon a 1990 population estimate of 250 - 999 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Varney, A. (1991) Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 111(2): 70-77.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Rapa to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Red-tailed Tropicbird based upon a 1990 population estimate of 250 - 999 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Varney, A. (1991) Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 111(2): 70-77.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |