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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Grey Duck, Australasian Harrier, Variable Oystercatcher, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Black Swan, Mallard, Rock Pigeon, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, Sil-vereye, Bellbird, Tui, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: Royal Spoonbill, South Island Pied Oyster-catcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Caspian Tern, White-fronted Tern.
Puerua - Wildlife Management Reserve - 170ha - Protected area contained within site
Clutha River Mouth - Conservation Area - 7ha - Protected area contained within site
Clutha River - Marginal Strip - 110ha - Protected area contained within site
Gull Island - Conservation area - 3ha - Protected area contained within site
Clydevale/Clutha River - Conservation Area -3ha - Protected area contained within site
The IBA includes sections of riverbank and an island, part of the Blue Mountains Forest Conservation Area. It also borders some of the Tupeka West “Scenic Reserve.” Conservation Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Clutha River Mata-Au (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-clutha-river-mata-au-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.
