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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species - Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Wrybill
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Australasian Harrier, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Rock Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: Spotted Shag.
Rangitata River - Conservation Reserve - 477ha - Protected area overlaps with site
Rangitata River - Marginal Strip - 78ha - Protected area contained within site
Rangitata Riverbed - Conservation Area - 67ha - Protected area contained within site
Tenehaun - Scenic Reserve - 24ha - Protected area contained within site
Upper Rangitata Riverbed - 258ha - Protected area contained within site
The IBA borders and includes sections of Mt Peel/Waikari Hills Conservation Area, Hakatere Conservation Park, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park and Rangitata/Rakaia Head Waters Conservation Area.
The Upper Rangitata River is included in DOC’s O Te Wharakai Wetland Management Project. The Rangitata River is also protected by a Water Conservation Order (2006).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rangitata River (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rangitata-river-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.
