Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 204 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Chatham Island Shag, Pitt Island Shag, Chatham Oystercatcher, Red-fronted Parakeet, Weka (Buff Weka)
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Common Diving Petrel, Broad-billed Prion, Brown Skua, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, White-faced Heron, Mallard, Pukeko, Australasian Harrier, Spur-winged Plover, Welcome Swal-low, Chatham Island Pipit, Shining Cuckoo, Silvereye, Chatham Island Warbler, Chatham Island Tomtit, Chatham Island Fan-tail, Chatham Island Tui, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling.
Other species recorded: Turnstone.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rangiauria Pitt Island (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rangiauria-pitt-island-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.