Wairau Lagoons (44596)
New Zealand, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1c, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Wairau Lagoons
Central coordinates: Latitude: -41.5055, Longitude: 174.0582
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 35.90095
Protected area coverage (%): 3.32
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: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern Other species: Besides the trigger species the following are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Black Swan, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, Grey Teal, New Zealand Shoveler, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, Pukeko, Coot, Variable Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Black-fronted Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Caspian Tern, White-fronted Tern, NZ Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, South Island Fernbird, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui. Skylark, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: Spotted Shag, Pied Shag, Little Black Shag, White Heron, Cattle Egret, Royal Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, South Island Pied Oystercatcher, Pacific Golden Plover, Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit, Far-eastern Curlew, White-winged Black Tern.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 32 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 32 | |
| Introduced Vegetation | 32 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 |