Current view: Text account
Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Fiordland Crested Penguin
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human disturbance – No
Predation by alien species – Yes - Rats, possibly stoats, possibly possums
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Other – No
Fiordland - National Park - Protected area contains site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: George Sound. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/george-sound-iba-new-zealand on 22/09/2023.