Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii, A4iii (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 52 hectares (0.52 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: Kermadec (White-faced) Storm Petrel*, Kermadec Petrel, Red-tailed Tropicbird, Grey Noddy (Grey Ternlet), Red-fronted Parakeet.
* Recognised as full species in New Zealand (NZ checklist 2010).
Seabirds crowd the Meyer Islands and Herald Islands, making the most of all suitable space and habitat. Besides the four trigger species, the following are confirmed breeding or resident on the islands: Black-winged Petrel, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Kermadec Little Shearwater, Masked (Tasman) Booby, Sooty Tern, Black Noddy, Spot-less Crake, Welcome Swallow, NZ Kingfisher, Blackbird, Starling.
Other species recorded: Australasian Harrier, Turnstone, Grey Plover, Asiatic Whimbrel, Wandering Tattler. Great Frigatebirds have become a regular sight over the Meyer and Her-ald Islands (also nearby Raoul Island).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meyer & Herald Islands (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meyer-&-herald-islands-iba-new-zealand on 27/12/2024.