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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
Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis	VU	breeding	2007-2009	36-84 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Black-billed Gull Larus bulleri	NT	breeding	1981-2014	376-2,292 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus	EN	breeding	1980-2009	309-540 breeding pairs	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Hawdon Flats	Government Purpose Reserve	4
1952	Arthur's Pass National Park	National Park	17
1987	Bealey Spur	Stewardship Area	1
1987	Waimakariri Riverbed Paddys Bend	Stewardship Area	<1
1988	Hawdon River	Stewardship Area	<1
2015	Covenant - Tenure Review - Cora Lynn - Black Range Slopes, Godney Saddle, Broad Stream Fan, Waimakariri River Flat, Rainbow Forest, McKay Moa Forest, Moraine Terrace and Broad Stream	Conservation Covenant	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Introduced vegetation		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Waimakariri River (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/waimakariri-river-iba-new-zealand on 22/11/2024.