Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 19 ha
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Northern Royal Albatross, Stewart Island Shag, Spotted Shag, Red-billed Gull.
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Little Shag, Royal Spoonbill, Variable Oystercatcher, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Rock Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, Bellbird, Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling.
Other species recorded: Broad-billed Prion, White-faced Storm Petrel, Black Shag, White-faced Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Harrier, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Mallard, Australian Magpie.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taiaroa Head. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taiaroa-head-iba-new-zealand on 27/09/2023.
