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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2014

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Rough-faced Shag Leucocarbo carunculatus	VU	breeding	1960-2006	6-13 breeding pairs	A1, A4i

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Leucocarbo carunculatus	Rough-faced Shag	13	4	breeding pairs	31	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tekuru Kuru. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/28162 on 05/06/2023.