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Site description (2014 baseline):
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.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human disturbance – Yes - The sites are on private land with access controlled by landowners
Predation by alien species – Yes -
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Other – No
Waipaua - Scenic Reserve -
The sites are on private land with access controlled by landowners
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.
