Key Biodiversity Areas

Charles Sound (44632)
New Zealand, Australasia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Charles Sound
Central coordinates: Latitude: -45.0975, Longitude: 167.1415
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 52
Area of KBA (km2): 0.11768
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
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: Fiordland Crested Penguin

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest25
Shrubland25
Marine Coastal/Supratidal25
Marine Intertidal25

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Human disturbance – No Predation by alien species – Yes - Rats, possibly stoats, possibly possums. Habitat loss or degradation – No Contamination – No Natural disaster – No Other – No