Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes | EN | breeding | 1985-2011 | 120-227 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus | VU | breeding | 1986-2012 | 45-211 breeding pairs | A1, A4i |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Rocks | Scenic Reserve | 67 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Tuhawaiki Island | Scenic Reserve | 10 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Tirohanga | Scenic Reserve | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Te Rere Reserve PPL | Conservation Covenant | 72 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Tautuku Bay | Scenic Reserve | 707 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Shades Beach Boat Landing Reserve | Stewardship Area | 11 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Roaring Bay | Stewardship Area | 1 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Purakaunui Bay Scenic Reserve | Stewardship Area | 2 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Purakaunui Bay | Stewardship Area | 11 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Purakaunui Bay | Scenic Reserve | 4 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Purakaunui Bay | Scenic Reserve | 364 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Pillans Head | Stewardship Area | 8 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Papatowai | Scenic Reserve | 308 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Nugget Point Scenic | Scenic Reserve | 11 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Nugget Point Islands | Stewardship Area | 3 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Long Point | Scenic Reserve | 42 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Kinakina Island | Scenic Reserve | 1 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Hinahina Cove | Scenic Reserve | 214 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Helena Falls | Scenic Reserve | 8 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Curio Bay | Scientific Reserve | 5 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Chasm Island Recreation Reserve | Stewardship Area | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Catlins | Conservation Park | 52,889 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Introduced vegetation | - | |
| Shrubland | - | |
| Forest | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | - | |
| Grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Catlins Coast. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/catlins-coast-iba-new-zealand on 27/09/2023.
