Upper Buller (New Zealand) IBA | Summary

NZ044

Upper Buller

Current view: summary

Country/territory: New Zealand

IBA criteria met: A1 (2014)
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Area: 8,367 hectares (83.67 km²)

Forest and Bird

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2014	not assessed	high	not assessed
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Key biodiversity

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

Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Grey Duck/Mallard, Australasian Harrier, NZ Falcon, Pu-keko, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, NZ Pigeon, Shin-ing Cuckoo, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, South Island Tomtit, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui. Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling.

Kaka (EN), Red-crowned Parakeet (VU), Yellow-crowned Parakeet (NT), Rifleman, Brown Creeper and NZ Robin have been recorded in adjacent forest areas (Atlas of Bird Distribution in NZ 2007).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Buller (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-buller-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.