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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Black Stilt, Wrybill, Australasian Bittern
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Aus-tralasian Crested Grebe, Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Black Swan, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler, Grey Teal, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, Marsh (Baillon’s) Crake, Pukeko, Australian Coot, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Rock Pigeon, Californian Quail, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Shining Cuckoo, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Lake Ruataniwha - Conservation Area - 334ha - Protected area overlaps with site
Ohau River - Marginal Strip - 39ha - Protected area is contained by site
Ohau Terminal Moraine - Scenic Reserve - 75ha - Protected area contained by site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ohau Pukaki Tekapo Rivers (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ohau-pukaki-tekapo-rivers-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.
