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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
Chatham Islands Shag Leucocarbo onslowi	CR	breeding	1977-2011	216-358 nests	A1, A4i
Pitt Island Shag Phalacrocorax featherstoni	EN	breeding	1997-2011	33-46 nests	A1, A4i
Chatham Islands Snipe Coenocorypha pusilla	VU	resident	1990-1996	50 breeding pairs	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.


The Star Keys Motuhope are Maori/privately owned and access is strictly limited.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Star Keys Motuhope (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/star-keys-motuhope-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.