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The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Campbell Teal Anas nesiotis	VU	resident	-	50-249 individuals	A1, A4i
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	VU	breeding	1942-2012	33,239-814,550 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri	EN	non-breeding	1942-2012	20-30 individuals	A1
Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes	EN	breeding	2007	351-600 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora	VU	breeding	1907-2008	4,855-7,800 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata	NT	breeding	1995	1,600 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma	EN	breeding	1940-2012	8,285-9,585 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	LC	breeding	1995	30-50 breeding pairs	A1
Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida	VU	breeding	1940-2006	21,648-74,825 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Campbell Island Shag Leucocarbo campbelli	VU	resident	1907-1980	1,157-2,666 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Auckland Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica	NT	resident	2010	50-249 mature individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	-	-	50,000-99,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,386,792	protected area contains site	0
Moutere Ihupuku / Campbell Island	Marine Reserve	113,133	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Campbell Private Scenic Reserve	Scenic Reserve	2	is identical to site	0
Campbell Island	Nature Reserve	10,876	is identical to site	0
Campbell Heritage	Benthic Protection Area	288,805	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	-
Shrubland		-
Marine Intertidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Campbell Islands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/campbell-islands-iba-new-zealand on 07/12/2023.