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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes	EN	breeding	1966-2011	17-36 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus	VU	breeding	1984-2015	min 235 breeding pairs	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Tavora Reserve	Conservation Covenant	18
1879	Bushy Beach	Scenic Reserve	5
1983	Shag Point/Matakaea	Scientific Reserve	-
1987	Bushy Beach	Stewardship Area	3
1987	Catseye Point	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Kakanui Beach Road	Stewardship Area	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Introduced vegetation		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Otago (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-otago-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.