NZ131
Star Keys Motuhope


Country/territory: New Zealand

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
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Area: 15 hectares (0.15 km2)

Forest and Bird

Key biodiversity

IBA Trigger species: Chatham Island Shag, Pitt Island Shag, Chatham Snipe.

Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, Black-winged petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Subantarctic Little Shearwater, Broad-billed Prion, Fairy Prion, White-faced Storm Petrel, Grey-backed Petrel, Common Diving Petrel, Brown Skua, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Chatham island Pipit, Chatham Island Warbler, Redpoll, Starling.


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 23/12/2024.