Greenstone Caples Rivers (44625)
New Zealand, Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Greenstone Caples Rivers
Central coordinates: Latitude: -44.9322, Longitude: 168.3273
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 308 to 620
Area of KBA (km2): 14.69181
Protected area coverage (%): 69.42
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: IBA Trigger species: Black-billed Gull, Black-fronted Tern, Weka Besides the trigger species the following species are confirmed or likely to be breeding: Black Shag, White-faced Heron, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Grey Duck, NZ Scaup, Australasian Harrier, South Is-land Pied Oystercatcher, Pied Stilt, Banded Dotterel, Spur-winged Plover, Southern Black-backed Gull, NZ Kingfisher, Shin-ing Cuckoo, Welcome Swallow, NZ Pipit, South Island Fantail, South Island Tomtit, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, Skylark, Hedge-sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Redpoll, House Sparrow, Starling, Australian Magpie. Other species recorded: Little Shag, NZ Falcon, NZ Pigeon. NB: Kea (VU), Kaka (EN), Yellow-crowned Parakeet (NT), Long-tailed Cuckoo (LC), Morepork (LC), South island Robin (LC), Brown Creeper (LC) and Rifleman (LC) are found in adjacent forest areas; these may be included in the IBA network in the next round (i.e. identifying sites triggered primarily by land-, water- and shore- birds).
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 24 | |
| Introduced Vegetation | 24 | |
| Forest | 5 | |
| Grassland | 24 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 24 |
Additional information
References: Hand, K. 2013. 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