Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 18,335 hectares (183.35 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Black Stilt, Wrybill, Australasian Bittern
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Australasian Crested Grebe, Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Black Swan, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler, Mallard, Grey Duck, Grey Teal, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, Marsh (Baillon’s) Crake, Pukeko, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Californian Quail, Rock Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Fantail, Grey Warbler, Bellbird, Silvereye, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: NZ Falcon, Kea (VU).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Godley Cass Rivers (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/godley-cass-rivers-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.