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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	1985-2011	120-227 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus	VU	breeding	1986-2012	45-211 breeding pairs	A1, A4i

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	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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
1906	Papatowai	Scenic Reserve	7
1911	Helena Falls	Scenic Reserve	1
1930	Hinahina Cove	Scenic Reserve	19
1939	Tunnel Rocks	Scenic Reserve	6
1939	Purakaunui Bay	Scenic Reserve	4
1960	Tirohanga	Scenic Reserve	-
1961	Tuhawaiki Island	Scenic Reserve	1
1981	Curio Bay	Scientific Reserve	<1
1982	Purakaunui Bay	Stewardship Area	1
1982	Purakaunui Bay Scenic Reserve	Stewardship Area	<1
1984	Long Point	Scenic Reserve	3
1987	Shades Beach Boat Landing Reserve	Stewardship Area	1
1987	Pillans Head	Stewardship Area	1
1987	Nugget Point Islands	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Chasm Island Recreation Reserve	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Roaring Bay	Stewardship Area	<1
1990	Kinakina Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1993	Purakaunui Bay	Scenic Reserve	<1
2000	Te Rere Reserve PPL	Conservation Covenant	5
2004	Nugget Point Scenic	Scenic Reserve	1

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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