Pegasus Bay Coast (44605)
New Zealand, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1c, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Pegasus Bay Coast
Central coordinates: Latitude: -43.3915, Longitude: 172.7027
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 25.03026
Protected area coverage (%): 17.73
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, Black Stilt, Wrybill, Australasian Bittern, South Island Pied Oystercatcher. Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Aus-tralasian Crested Grebe, Black Shag, Little Black Shag, Little Shag, White-faced Heron, Mute Swan, Black Swan, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler, Mallard, Grey Duck, Grey Teal, Black Scaup, Australasian Harrier, Californian Quail, Pheasant, Little Owl, Pukeko, Marsh Crake, 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 Pigeon, NZ Kingfish-er, Shining Cuckoo, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, Grey Warbler, South Island Fantail, Silvereye, Skylark, Hedge Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: Australian Little Grebe, Spotted Shag, White Heron, Reef Heron, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Royal Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, Australian Coot, Pacific Golden Plover, Large Sand Plover, Mongolian Dotterel, Grey Plover, Turn-stone, Red (Lesser) Knot, Curlew Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Asiatic Dow-itcher, Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit, Asiatic Black-tailed Godwit, Hudsonian Godwit, Wandering Tattler, Siberian Tattler, Sand-erling, Far-eastern Curlew, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Terek Sandpiper, White-winged Black Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Little Tern, Bellbird.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Aquatic | 5 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 19 | |
| Shrubland | 19 | |
| Marine Neritic | 19 | |
| Introduced Vegetation | 19 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 19 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Pacific Ocean Foreshore - Conservation Area - 221ha - Protected area overlaps with site Ashley River Mouth - Conservation Area - 11ha - Protected area contained within site Ashley River - Conservation Area - 9ha - Protected area contained within site
Additional information
References: Christchurch City Council 2015. Brooklands Lagoon. http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/FactsheetBrooklands-popularparks.pdf Christchurch City Council 2015. Avon Heathcote Estuary http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/FactsheetAvonEstuary-walks.pdf Langlands, P. 2012. Current status of the Austrasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) in Canterbury. Report No. R13/25. Environment Canterbury. O’Donnell, C.F.J., Hoare, J.M. 2011. Meta-analysis of status and trends in breeding populations of black-fronted terns (Chlidonias albostriatus) 1962-2008. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35: 32-43 OSNZ National Wader Database. Owen, S.J .(Ed.) 1992.The Estuary: Where Our Rivers Meet The Sea. Parks Unit, Christchurch City Council: Christchurch