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Northern Titi Muttonbird Islands


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
Weka Gallirallus australis VU resident (-) present A1
Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes EN resident (1932–1990) 40–66 pairs A1, A4ii
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea NT breeding (2013) 100,000-499,999 pairs A4ii
Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus VU breeding (1911–2011) 384–922 pairs A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a - (-) 100,000-499,999 pairs A4iii

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 likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

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
1926 Nature Reserve - Bench Island Nature Reserve (Ia) 37
1958 Whero Rock Nature Reserve (Ia) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Titi Muttonbird Islands (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-titi-muttonbird-islands-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.