Conservation status of birds in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
Author:
Jacinda Woolly, Tim Lovegrove, Hugh Robertson, Gaia Dell’Ariccia, Sabine MelzerSource:
Auckland Council Natural Environment Specialist ServicesPublication date:
2024Topics:
EnvironmentExecutive summary
The regional conservation status of all known bird taxa in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland was assessed for the first time, using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) (Townsend et al., 2008; Michel, 2021; Rolfe et al., 2021). We used the draft methodology for regional conservation status assessments developed collaboratively by the Department of Conservation, regional councils and a local authority (Department of Conservation, 2014).
We identified a total of 230 bird taxa as present or occasionally present in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. One was assessed as Regionally Data Deficient, 34 taxa were assessed as Regionally Threatened, 20 taxa as Regionally At-Risk, 24 taxa as Regionally Not Threatened, 123 taxa as Non-Resident Native, and 28 taxa as Introduced and Naturalised to the region. Thirty-two species were recognised as to have become extinct or may have formerly occurred in the region.
August 2024
Auckland Council technical report, TR2024/5
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