Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes | EN | breeding (1936–2012) | 301–621 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus | VU | breeding (1957–2012) | 227–541 pairs | A1, A4ii |
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 | medium | 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%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | 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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Boulder Beach | Stewardship Area (III) | 12 |
| - | McGrouther (Otago Peninsula) | Conservation Covenant (IV) | <1 |
| 1952 | Sandfly Bay Wildlife Refuge | Wildlife Refuge (IV) | 18 |
| 1956 | Sandymount Wildlife Refuge | Wildlife Refuge (IV) | 2 |
| 1984 | Allans Beach | Government Purpose Reserve (-) | - |
| 1985 | Wharekakahu Island | Nature Reserve (Ia) | <1 |
| 1987 | Cecily Beach | Stewardship Area (III) | - |
| 1987 | Tunnel Beach | Stewardship Area (III) | - |
| 1990 | Green Island | Nature Reserve (Ia) | <1 |
| 1992 | Sandfly Bay | Stewardship Area (III) | 17 |
| 2011 | YEP Trust (Allans Beach) | Conservation Covenant (IV) | 1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced vegetation | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Forest | minor (<10) | |
| Grassland | minor (<10) | |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | |
| Wetlands (inland) | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Otago Peninsula (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/otago-peninsula-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.