Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1 (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,406 hectares (14.06 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: White-faced Heron, Black Swan, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, Australasian Harrier, South Island Pied Oyster-catcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, NZ Pipit, Silvereye, Bell-bird, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
NB: The ‘St Bathans fauna’ from 16-19 millions years ago is described from a remarkable set of fossils found in this area by palaeontologists T. Worthy, P. Scofield and A. Tennyson : Includes over 20 bird species - six kinds of duck, an eagle, an adzebill, two birds like small weka, a big gull, a pigeon, three kinds of parrot, an owlet-nightjar, a swift, a diving petrel, a goose and three other species, one like a crow - all extinct.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manuherikia (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manuherikia-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.