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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
Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes	EN	breeding	1968-2011	30-46 nests	A1, A4ii
Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus	LC	breeding	1997-1999	min 22,123 nests	A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	-	-	20,000-49,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Geological events	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Godley Head Farm Park	Government Purpose Reserve	19
1877	Akaroa Head	Scenic Reserve	1
1959	Whitewash Head/Scarborough Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1977	Dan Rogers	Nature Reserve	<1
1985	Adderley Head	Scenic Reserve	10
1989	Palm Gully	Scenic Reserve	1
1999	Pohatu	Marine Reserve	1
2003	Pohatu Wildlife Refuge	Government Purpose Reserve	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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