Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pycroft's Petrel Pterodroma pycrofti | VU | breeding (-) | 516–999 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes | NT | breeding (1939–2011) | 3,833–19,999 nests | A4ii |
| Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia | LC | breeding (1964–2013) | 10,000–50,000 pairs | A4ii |
| New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis | VU | resident (-) | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | - (-) | 20,000-49,999 pairs | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | likely in long term (>4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Hen & Chicken Islands | Nature Reserve (Ia) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Shrubland | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marotere Chickens Islands (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marotere-chickens-islands-iba-new-zealand on 27/12/2024.