West Coast South Island (North) (offshore) (New Zealand)

NZM009

West Coast South Island (North) (offshore)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica	EN	breeding	1974-2008	9,500-15,000 individuals	A1, A4ii
Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus	LC	breeding	1969-2011	2,400-3,030 individuals	A4ii

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2014	Punakaiki	Marine Reserve	8

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West Coast South Island (North) (offshore) (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-coast-south-island-(north)-(offshore)-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.