NZM022
Antipodes (offshore)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


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 23/12/2024.