Current view: Text account
Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Fiordland Crested Penguin
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human disturbance – No
Predation by alien species – Yes - Stoats, rodents, possums, possibly weka, possibly weasels
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Other – No
Arawhata - Conservation Area - Protected area overlaps site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Awarua Point (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/awarua-point-iba-new-zealand on 25/11/2024.