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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
Brown Teal Anas chlorotis	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii	VU	breeding	-	35-74 breeding pairs	A1
Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni	VU	breeding	1960-2013	1,379-2,197 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis	VU	resident	-	present	A1

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	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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
1979	Harataonga	Scenic Reserve	1
1980	Kotuku Point	Scenic Reserve	6
1982	Great Barrier Forest	Stewardship Area	33
1985	Hirakimata/Kaitoke Swamp area	Ecological Area	28
1987	Great Barrier Forest	Stewardship Area	100
2015	Aotea	Conservation Park	75

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hirakimata Kotuku Peninsula (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hirakimata-kotuku-peninsula-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.