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NZCHA12
Chatham Islands (Rabbit Island)
Location New Zealand
Central coordinates 176o 16.80' West  44o 14.40' South
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 0 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2010

Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Chatham Islands Shag Phalacrocorax onslowi breeding  1981-1982  10 nests  poor  A1, A4i  Critically Endangered 
Chatham Islands Shag Phalacrocorax onslowi breeding  1960-1993  80 nests  good  A1, A4i  Critically Endangered 
Pitt Island Shag Phalacrocorax featherstoni breeding  1981-1982  20 nests  unknown  A1, A4i  Endangered 

Further web sources of information 

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species/site profile. This site has been identified as an AZE due to it containing a Critically Endangered or Endangered species with a limited range.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Chatham Islands (Rabbit Island). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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