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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	1936-2012	301-621 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus	VU	breeding	1957-2012	227-541 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii

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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible 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
-	Boulder Beach	Stewardship Area	12
-	McGrouther (Otago Peninsula)	Conservation Covenant	<1
1952	Sandfly Bay Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	18
1956	Sandymount Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	2
1984	Allans Beach	Government Purpose Reserve	-
1985	Wharekakahu Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1987	Tunnel Beach	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Cecily Beach	Stewardship Area	-
1990	Green Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1992	Sandfly Bay	Stewardship Area	17
2011	YEP Trust (Allans Beach)	Conservation Covenant	1
2014	Cicily Beach Government Purpose (Wildlife Sanctuary) Reserve	Government Reserve	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
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)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.