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The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	VU	breeding	1995	8,000 mature individuals	A1, A4ii
Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri	EN	breeding	2011	82,000 mature individuals	A1, A4ii
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis	EN	breeding	2007-2009	12,570 mature individuals	A1, A4ii
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata	NT	breeding	1978-1995	400-600 mature individuals	A1
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	LC	breeding	1996	230 mature individuals	A1
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi	NT	breeding	1995	40 mature individuals	A1
Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea	NT	breeding	2001	64,000-146,000 mature individuals	A1, A4ii
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis	VU	breeding	1978-1995	130,000-200,000 mature individuals	A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1961	Antipodes Islands	Nature Reserve	<1
1998	New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	7
2007	Antipodes Transect	Benthic Protection Area	60
2007	Antipodes Transect	Benthic Protection Area	2
2014	Moutere Mahue / Antipodes Island	Marine Reserve	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antipodes (offshore) (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antipodes-(offshore)-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.