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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: 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.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Manuherikia River - Marginal Strip - 60ha - Protected area contained within site
The IBA includes some area of the Oteake Conservation Park and borders the Fiddlers Flat and Michael Peak Conservation Areas
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 22/11/2024.
