North Coast Rakiura (31264)
New Zealand, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1b
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: North Coast Rakiura
Central coordinates: Latitude: -46.6835, Longitude: 167.8692
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 44
Area of KBA (km2): 6.53491
Protected area coverage (%): 93.76
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.
Additional biodiversity: IBA Trigger species: Yellow-eyed Penguin, Fiordland Penguin, Kaka, NZ Dotterel, Southern Brown Kiwi, Weka, Red-fronted Parakeet. Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Little Penguin, (Sooty Shearwater), Pied Shag, Little Shag, Spotted Shag, White-faced Heron, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Harrier, Variable Oystercatcher, Banded Dotterel, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern, NZ Pigeon, Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Shining Cuckoo, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, NZ Pipit, Brown Creeper, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, South Island Tomtit, Stewart Island Robin, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, South Island Saddleback Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, Starling.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 24 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 24 | |
| Forest | 24 | |
| Shrubland | 24 |