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 - Rats, possibly stoats, possibly possums.
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Other – No
Fiordland - National Park - 1278724ha - Protected area contains site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Charles Sound (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/charles-sound-iba-new-zealand on 25/11/2024.