Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA Criteria met: -
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Area: 36,234 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 362 km2 and is 79 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 518 to 720 m, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 13.64 and 13.9 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.43 and 0.45 mg/m3.
Key biodiversity
4 species trigger IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 103-294 individuals of Chatham Petrel (EN) from Chatham Islands/Rekohu/Wharekauri are present at the site during the Breeding (Dec-Jun) life-history stage. 1560-2127 individuals of Northern Royal Albatross (EN) from Chatham Islands/Rekohu/Wharekauri are present at the site during the Incubation (Oct-Feb) life-history stage. 52941-127059 individuals of White-chinned Petrel (VU) from Antipodes Islands are present at the site during the Breeding (Oct-May) life-history stage. 1138-1463 individuals of Wandering Albatross (VU) from Iles Kerguelen are present at the site during the Non-breeding (Feb-Dec) life-history stage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pacific, Southwest 56 - Marine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.
