Current view: Text account
Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: King Shag
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human disturbance – Yes - All breeding grounds need to be legally protected and a code of practice adopted by local commercial charter-boat operators and fishers to minimise disturbance of colonies. It is recommended that no boat approach closer than 100m from colonies during breeding (March to August) (Van Eerden & Munsterman 2012).
Predation by alien species – Yes
Habitat loss or degradation – No
Contamination – No
Natural disaster – No
Parasite or pathogen - No
Other – No
Kenny Isle - Scenic Reserve - 303ha - Site is a strip along the coast of the scenic reserve - Protected overlaps site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tawhitinui Bay (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tawhitinui-bay-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.
