Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4ii (2014)
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Area: 65 ha
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Fiordland Crested Penguin
Note - Weka, Kaka and Kea (all VU) are also present at this site. Weka are likely to be breeding, Kaka and Kea are likely to be visitors.
Ornithological information: Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Black Shag, Pied Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Reef Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, NZ Falcon, Variable Oystercatcher, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, NZ Pigeon, Shining Cuckoo, Long-tailed Cuckoo, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, NZ Pipit, Brown Creeper, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, South Island Tomtit, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Redpoll, Yellowhammer.
Other species recorded: Grey-backed Storm Petrel, White Heron.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Milford Sound Piopiotahi. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.
