NZ072
Ahuriri River


Site description (2014 baseline):

Key biodiversity

IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Black Stilt, Wrybill, Australasian Bittern

Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Australasian Crested Grebe, Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Black Swan, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler, Grey Teal, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, Marsh (Baillon’s) Crake, Spotless Crake, Pukeko, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Rock Pigeon, Californian Quail, Shining Cuckoo, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Tomtit, South Island Fantail, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Bellbird, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: NZ Falcon.


Protected areas

Ahuriri - Marginal Strip - 195ha - Protected area is contained within site

Ben Avon  -Marginal Strip - 170ha - Protected area is contained within site

Lower Ahuriri Riverbed - Conservation Area - 178ha - Protected area is contained within site

Ben Omar Wetland - Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) - 171ha - Protected area contained within site

The IBA includes significant areas of the Ahuriri Conservation Park, especially in the upper reaches.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ahuriri River (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ahuriri-river-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.