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Site description (2014 baseline):
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Aoraki Mount Cook - National Park - 72165ha - Protected area overlaps site
Lake Alexandrina - Scenic Reserve - 361ha - Protected area contained within site
Cass River Delta - Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) - 52ha - Protected area contained within site
Cass River Delta - Conservation Area - 43ha - Protected area is contained within site
Micks Lagoon - Conservation Area - 19ha - Protected area is contained within site
Godley Riverbed - Conservation Area - 96ha - Protected area is contained within site
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 22/11/2024.
