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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA trigger species - Buller's Albatross, Australasian Gannet, Red-billed Gull, Red-crowned Parakeet, Bellbird.
Ornithological information: Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed breeding or resident on the islands: Little Penguin, Grey-faced Petrel, Black-winged Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Fluttering Shearwater, Common Diving Petrel, Pied Shag, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Grey Noddy (Grey Ternlet), Australasian Harri-er, Spotless Crake, Banded Rail, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, North island Fantail, Three Kings Bellbird, Blackbird, Hedge Sparrow, Chaffinch, Common Myna. Other species recorded: Little Egret, Brown Quail, Long-tailed Cuckoo, Redpoll.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human disturbance – No
Predation by alien species – No
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Other - No
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Three Kings Islands - Nature Reserve - Protected area contained by site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manawatawhi Three Kings Islands (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manawatawhi-three-kings-islands-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.
