Key Biodiversity Areas

Campbell Islands (26732)
New Zealand, Australasia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1aA1bA1cA1dA1eB1B2D1a
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Campbell Islands
Central coordinates: Latitude: -52.5505, Longitude: 169.1655
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 558
Area of KBA (km2): 109.83615
Protected area coverage (%): 98.29
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2015 K Hand: Updated site area to 10858 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 11186 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (11000 ha).

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Shrubland25
Marine Intertidal25
Grassland25
Marine Coastal/Supratidal25

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesInvasive non-native/alien species/diseasesNamed speciesOnly in the past and unlikely to return