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Site description (2014 baseline):
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern
Other species: Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Black Swan, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, Grey Teal, New Zealand Shoveler, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, Pukeko, Coot, Variable Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Black-fronted Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Caspian Tern, White-fronted Tern, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, South Island Fernbird, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui. Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Other species recorded: Spotted Shag, Pied Shag, Little Black Shag, White Heron, Cattle Egret, Royal Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pacific Golden Plover, Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit, Far-eastern Curlew, White-winged Black Tern.
Wairau Lagoons - Wetland Management Reserve - 2375ha - Protected area contained within site
Wairau Diversion Mouth - Conservation Area - 244ha - Protected area overlaps with site
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wairau Lagoons (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wairau-lagoons-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.
