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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger Species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern
Other species: Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, Grey Teal, NZ Shoveler, Australasian Harrier, NZ Falcon, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Californian Quail, Rock Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Red-poll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Awatere River - Marginal Strip - 87ha - Protected area contained within site
Riverbed Awatere River - Conservation Area - 15ha - Protected area contained within site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Awatere River (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/awatere-river-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.
