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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Black Stilt
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, Grey Teal, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, NZ Falcon, Marsh (Baillon’s) Crake, Pukeko, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Rock Pigeon, Californian Quail, Shining Cuckoo, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Tomtit, South Island Fantail, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Bellbird, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: NZ Falcon, Kea (VU).
The IBA borders extensive sections of the Ruataniwha Conservation Park and includes a small area of the Ruataniwha Conservation Area near the head of Lake Ohau.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hopkins Dobson Rivers (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hopkins-dobson-rivers-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.
