NZ069
Tasman River


Country/territory: New Zealand
Subnational region(s): Canterbury

IBA Justification: A1, A4i (2014)

Area: 6,380 hectares (63.80 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Forest and Bird

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 not assessed high not assessed


Key biodiversity

IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Black Stilt, Wrybill

Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler, Grey Teal, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Fantail, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Bellbird, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Star-ling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: NZ Falcon, , Kea (VU), Caspian Tern.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tasman River (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tasman-river-iba-new-zealand on 20/01/2025.