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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Yellow-eyed Penguin, Stewart Island Shag, Red-fronted Parakeet, Weka
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Broad-billed Prion, Fairy Prion, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Pied Shag, Spotted Shag, White-faced Heron, Australasian Harrier, Variable Oystercatcher, Banded Dotterel, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, NZ Pigeon, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, NZ Pipit, South Island Fernbird, South Island Robin, South Island Tomtit, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, Yellowhammer, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Other species recorded: Little Shag, Royal Spoonbill, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Eastern Bar-tailed God-wit, Black-billed Gull (EN), Black-fronted Tern (EN).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human disturbance – Yes -
Predation by alien species – No
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Other – Yes -
None
Ruapuke and the neighbouring islands are Maori-owned
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ruapuke (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ruapuke-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.
