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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Fairy Prion
Black-fronted Tern and Black-billed Gull (both EN) are occasional visitors to this site.
Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding or resident: Little Penguin, Fluttering Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Common Diving Petrel, Pied Shag, Spotted Shag, Reef Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Australasian Harrier, Variable Oystercatcher, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Shining Cuckoo, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, Yellowhammer, House Sparrow, Starling.
Other species recorded: White-faced Storm Petrel, Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Cattle Egret, Black Swan, NZ Falcon, Nankeen Kestrel, Banded Rail, Pukeko, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Spur-winged Plover, Pied Stilt, Brown Skua, NZ Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, Little Owl, Long-tailed Cuckoo, Rifleman, Tomtit, South Island Robin, South Island Fernbird, Yellowhead, Bellbird, Tui, South Island Saddleback, Song Thrush, Cirl Bunting, Australian Magpie, Rook.
Extinct species formerly present: South island Kokako, NZ Thrush (Piopio), Stephens Island Wren.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No known threats - site is pest free and access restricted (permit only)
Takapourewa Stephens Island - Nature Reserve - Protected area contained within site
Site access / Land-owner requests
Access restricted (permit only)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Takapourewa Stephens Island (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/takapourewa-stephens-island-iba-new-zealand on 27/11/2024.
