North Auckland Seabird Flyway (31236)
New Zealand, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: North Auckland Seabird Flyway
Central coordinates: Latitude: -36.4453, Longitude: 174.4557
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 2891.39437
Protected area coverage (%): 5.40
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Trigger species: Cook's Petrel, NZ Fairy Tern
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Human disturbance – Yes - Wind farm development on the South Kaipara peninsula Predation by alien species – No Habitat loss or degradation – No Contamination – No Natural disaster – No Other - No
Additional information
References: Baird, K.A., Ismar, S.M.H., Wilson, D., Plowman, S., Zimmerman, R., Bellingham, M. 2013. Sightings of New Zealand Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis davisae) in the Kaipara Harbour following nest failure. Notornis: 60: 183-185 Fleming, C.A. 1944. A petrel on the North Auckland mainland. N.Z. Bird Notes 1: 58-59 Imber, M.J., West, J., A., Cooper, W.J. 2003. Cook's petrel (Pterodroma cookii): historic distribution, breeding biology, and effects of predators. Notornis 50: 221-230 Rayner, M.J., Hauber, M.E., Clout, M.N., Seldon, D.S., Van Dijken, S., Bury, S., Phillips, R.A. 2008. Foraging ecology of the Cook’s petrel Pterodroma cookii during the austral breeding season: a comparison of its two populations. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 370:271–284