Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 9,509 hectares (95.09 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Key biodiversity
IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern
Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, Spotted Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, Australasian Harrier, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Variable Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, White-fronted Tern, Rock Pigeon, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Waitaki River (New Zealand). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/waitaki-river-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.