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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 Albatross Thalassarche eremita	VU	breeding	1990-2001	3,925-4,575 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Pitt Island Shag Phalacrocorax featherstoni	EN	breeding	1990-1993	present	A1

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		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Pyramid Tarakoikoia (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-pyramid-tarakoikoia-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.