NZ083
Moeraki Katiki Point


Country/territory: New Zealand

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii (2014)
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Area: 38 hectares (0.38 km2)

Forest and Bird
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 not assessed medium not assessed
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Key biodiversity

IBA Trigger species: Yellow-eyed Penguin, Stewart Island Shag

Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Little Shag, Spotted Shag, White-faced Heron, Royal Spoonbill, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Australasian Harrier, Variable Oystercatcher, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Rock Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, Bellbird, Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Other species recorded: Broad-billed Prion, White-faced Storm Petrel, Black Shag, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt,

NB: the presence of Broad-billed Prions and White-faced Storm Petrels is known from carcasses (presumably cat-kills) with-in reserve areas.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moeraki Katiki Point (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moeraki-katiki-point-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.