NZ090
Matukituki River


IBA Justification

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
Black-billed Gull Larus bulleri NT breeding (1971–2011) 320–952 pairs A1, A4i
Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus EN breeding (1971–2011) 39–92 pairs A1, A4i

IBA Conservation

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 high 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 happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Climate change and severe weather likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- West Wanaka Fish & Game Conservation Covenant (IV) 3
- Mt Aspiring/Tititea Stewardship Area (III) 1
- Matukituki Bluffs & Easement Conservation Covenant (IV) <1
1964 Mount Aspiring National Park National Park (II) 3
1987 West Wanaka Stewardship Area (III) 1
1987 Aspiring Hut Stewardship Area (III) <1
1987 Peninsula Farm Stewardship Area (III) <1
1990 Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 12
1992 Little Boggy Wetlands Stewardship Area (III) <1
1992 Big Boggy Wetlands Stewardship Area (III) <1
1998 Matakitaki Bluff Stewardship Area (III) <1
1998 Motutapus (Ngai Tahu) Conservation Covenant (IV) <1
1998 West Wanaka Bluffs Stewardship Area (III) <1
1998 Olearia (West Wanaka) Stewardship Area (III) <1
2005 Ngai Tahu (ex Glendhu) Conservation Covenant (IV) <1
2012 Cascade Hut to Raspberry Flat (Hells Gate) Conservation Covenant (IV) 7
2012 Raspberry Creek Stewardship Area (III) <1
2012 Vegetation Matukituki Olearia hectorii Conservation Covenant (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10)
Introduced vegetation major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)
Forest minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Matukituki River (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/matukituki-river-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.