Niau Marine (31350)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Niau Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -16.1551, Longitude: -146.3540
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 110.67258
Protected area coverage (%): 93.11
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 3 km around Niau to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Common White Tern based upon a 2003 population estimate of 1,000 breeding pairs from Gouni, A. and Sanford, G. (2003) L'avifaune de l'ile de Niau (Polynesie Francaise) en Fevrier 2003, L'impact de la construction de l'aeroport de Niau sur l'avifaune de cet atoll, cas particulier: le martin-chasseur, Todiramphus gambieri niauensis. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie Manu 41pgs.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 3 km around Niau to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Common White Tern based upon a 2003 population estimate of 1,000 breeding pairs from Gouni, A. and Sanford, G. (2003) L'avifaune de l'ile de Niau (Polynesie Francaise) en Fevrier 2003, L'impact de la construction de l'aeroport de Niau sur l'avifaune de cet atoll, cas particulier: le martin-chasseur, Todiramphus gambieri niauensis. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie Manu 41pgs.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 3 km around Niau to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Common White Tern based upon a 2003 population estimate of 1,000 breeding pairs from Gouni, A. and Sanford, G. (2003) L'avifaune de l'ile de Niau (Polynesie Francaise) en Fevrier 2003, L'impact de la construction de l'aeroport de Niau sur l'avifaune de cet atoll, cas particulier: le martin-chasseur, Todiramphus gambieri niauensis. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie Manu 41pgs.
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 |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |