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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Teal Anas chlorotis | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
| Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii | VU | breeding | - | 35-74 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni | VU | breeding | 1960-2013 | 1,379-2,197 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis | VU | resident | - | present | A1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotuku Point | Scenic Reserve | 69 | protected area contained by site | 69 |
| Hirakimata/Kaitoke Swamp area | Ecological Area | 1,088 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Harataonga | Scenic Reserve | 265 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Great Barrier Forest | Stewardship Area | 7,970 | protected area contains site | 1,194 |
| Great Barrier Forest | Stewardship Area | 399 | protected area overlaps with site | 399 |
| Aotea | Conservation Park | 12,895 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders | - |
| Forest | - | |
| Shrubland | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Improved grassland & pasture, Perennial crops, orchards & groves | - |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hirakimata Kotuku Peninsula. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hirakimata-kotuku-peninsula-iba-new-zealand on 02/10/2023.
