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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Wrybill
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Canada Goose, Mallard, Australasian Harrier, Pukeko, South Is-land Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Shining Cuckoo, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Waimakariri River - Marginal Strip - 5ha - Protected area contained within site
Hawdon Flats - Government Purpose Reserve (National Park) - 1057ha - Protected area contained by site
Waimakariri Riverbed Paddys Bend - Conservation Area - 16ha - Protected area contained within site
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 23/12/2024.
