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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Stewart Island Shag, Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, NZ Dotterel, Australasian Bittern
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Sooty Shearwater, Spotted Shag, Black Shag, Pied Shag, Little Shag, Spotted Shag, White-faced Heron, White Heron, Royal Spoonbill, Paradise Shelduck, Grey Teal, NZ Shoveler, NZ Scaup, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Caspian Tern, White-fronted Tern, Australasian Harrier, Pukeko, Marsh Crake, South Island Oystercatcher, Variable Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, South Island Fernbird, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Mallard, Rock Pigeon, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Other species recorded: Cattle Egret, Glossy Ibis, Pacific Golden Plover, Turnstone, Red (Lesser) Knot, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper.
Omaui Island - Conservation Area - 4ha - Protected area contained within site
Mokomoko Inlet - Conservation Area - 77ha - Protected area contained within site
Unnamed - Marginal Strip - 7ha - Protected area contained within site
Otatara South - Scenic Reserve - 18ha - Protected area contained within site
Oreti River, Bushy point - Conservation Area - 32ha - Protected area contained within site
Bushy point - Conservation Area - 56ha - Protected area contained within site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Omaui Island Oreti Estuary (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/omaui-island-oreti-estuary-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.
