Long Island (44591)
New Zealand, Australasia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a

Year of last assessment: 2014

National site name: Long Island

Central coordinates: Latitude: -41.1122, Longitude: 174.2860

System: marine, terrestrial

Elevation (m): 0 to 152

Area of KBA (km²): 1.16311

Protected area coverage (%): 100.00

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: Fluttering Shearwater, Little Spotted Kiwi* * Introduced (translocation) Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding or resident: Little Penguin, Sooty Shearwater, Common Diving Petrels, White-faced Heron, Reef Heron, Variable Oystercatcher, Southern Black-backed Gull, Yellow-crowned Parakeet, NZ Pigeon, Shining Cuckoo, Morepork, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Robin, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, South Island Saddleback, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Starling. Other species recorded: Pied Shag, Little Shag, Spotted Shag, Australasian Harrier, NZ Falcon, Paradise Shelduck, Red-billed Gull, White-fronted Tern.

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	33
Shrubland	17
Forest	17
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	33

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Human disturbance – No Predation by alien species – Yes - Weka have reached the island in 2013 (M. Aviss pers. comm.). Although a threatened native species, Weka (VU) are a major threat to ground-dwelling birds and burrow-nesting seabirds. Habitat loss or degradation – No Contamination – No Natural disaster – No Other – No

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