Fatu Huku Marine (31038)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1c
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Fatu Huku Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -9.4373, Longitude: -138.9280
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 7.60385
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Fatu Huku to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 5 individuals from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007
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 Fatu Huku to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 5 individuals from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 1 km around Fatu Huku to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 5 individuals from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |