NZ105
Eglington River


Country/territory: New Zealand

IBA criteria met: A1 (2014)
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Area: 2,455 ha

Forest and Bird
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 not assessed high not assessed
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Key biodiversity

IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Australasian Bittern

Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harri-er, NZ Falcon, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, NZ Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Fantail, South Island Tomtit, Grey Warbler, Silver-eye, Bellbird, Tui. Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Red-poll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.

NB: Blue Duck (EN), Yellowhead (EN), Kaka (EN), Yellow-crowned Parakeet (NT), Long-tailed Cuckoo (LC), Shining Cuckoo (LC) Morepork (LC), South Island Robin (LC), Brown Creeper (LC) and Rifleman (LC) are found in adjacent forest areas; the-se will be included in the IBA network in the next round (i.e. identifying sites triggered primarily by land-, water- and shore- birds).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eglington River (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eglington-river-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.