Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 655 hectares (6.55 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: Yellow-eyed Penguin, Fiordland Penguin, Kaka, NZ Dotterel, Southern Brown Kiwi, Weka, Red-fronted Parakeet.
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, (Sooty Shearwater), Pied Shag, Little Shag, Spotted Shag, White-faced Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Harrier, Variable Oystercatcher, Banded Dotterel, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, NZ Pigeon, Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Shining Cuckoo, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, NZ Pipit, Brown Creeper, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, South Island Tomtit, Stewart Island Robin, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, South Island Saddleback Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, Starling.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Coast Rakiura (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-coast-rakiura-iba-new-zealand on 26/12/2024.