Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA Criteria met: -
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Area: 1,004,130 ha
Site description
This Marine IBA is identified using tracking data. It falls within the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Pacific, Southwest FAO ocean region. The site covers an area of 10041 km2 and borders the coastline. The depth ranges from 0 to 2757 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 2.78 m/s, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 10.4 and 13.17 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.49 and 1.82 mg/m3.
Key biodiversity
8 species trigger IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 737-8176 individuals of Buller's Albatross (NT) from Solander Islands/Hautere are present at the site during the Brood-guard (Apr-May), Sabbatical (Jan-Jul) and Post-guard (May-Sep) life-history stages. 3600-9000 individuals of Cook's Petrel (VU) from Codfish Island/Whenua Hou are present at the site during the Breeding (Oct-Apr) life-history stage. 7500-15000 individuals of Mottled Petrel (NT) from Hauroko are present at the site during the Breeding (Dec-May) life-history stage. 860-2151 individuals of Salvin's Albatross (VU) from Snares Islands/Tini Heke are present at the site during the Breeding (Aug-Apr) life-history stage. 270415-661015 individuals of Sooty Shearwater (NT) from Codfish Island/Whenua Hou are present at the site during the Breeding (Nov-May) life-history stage. 17193-42685 individuals of White-capped Albatross (NT) from Disappointment Island are present at the site during the Post-guard (Mar-Aug) life-history stage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pacific, Southwest 37 - Marine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
