Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 15 ha
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Chatham Island Shag, Pitt Island Shag, Chatham Snipe.
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Black-winged petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Subantarctic Little Shearwater, Broad-billed Prion, Fairy Prion, White-faced Storm Petrel, Grey-backed Petrel, Common Diving Petrel, Brown Skua, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Chatham island Pipit, Chatham Island Warbler, Redpoll, Starling.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Star Keys Motuhope. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
