Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 7,683 ha
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern
Other species: Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Canada Goose, Mallard, Grey Duck, Australasian Harrier, NZ Falcon, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Sky-lark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Clarence Acheron Saxton Rivers. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/clarence-acheron-saxton-rivers-iba-new-zealand on 30/11/2023.
