Natural areas of Tutamoe Ecological District (3. Ecological character)

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and Bream Head in the Manaia Ecological District (R. J. Pierce pers. comm.). NI kokako callaeas cinerea wilsoni (Nationally Endangered) Endemic The Waipoua/Mataraua Plateau (part of O06/001) supports the most viable population of kokako in Northland. This is one of two remaining populations in Northland, the other occurring in Puketi/Omahuta Forest (Puketi Ecological District). Several birds were located in the Waima Range (part of O06/001) in 2003–2005 (R. J. Pierce pers. comm.). NI kokako were translocated to Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve (O07/005) in 1995 and 1998 but are no longer present there. At least one of these birds was known to have ‘migrated’ into Marlborough Forest (P. J. Anderson pers. comm.). In 2005 17 pairs were recorded from Waipoua/Mataraua and 4 pairs and 1 single from Waima Forest (T. Donovan pers. comm.). Reef heron egretta sacra sacra (Nationally Vulnerable) Indigenous Reef herons have a scattered distribution around the rocky coastlines of New Zealand with their decline attributed to increased human disturbance on the coast (Heather and Robertson 2000). Found in the Hokianga Harbour and coastline in this Ecological District. Caspian tern Sterna caspia (Nationally Vulnerable) Indigenous Caspian tern occur along the coast and at the Waimamaku River mouth including Te Kaiatewhetu Shrublands and Arai te Uru Coastal Strip O06/015 and the coastal part of O06/001 (R. J. Pierce pers. comm.). Northern NZ dotterel charadrius obscurus aquilonius (Nationally Vulnerable) Endemic Small numbers of Northern NZ dotterel have been recorded from several coastal habitats in this Ecological District including Te Kaiatewhetu Shrublands and Arai te Uru Coastal Strip O06/015 (SSBI O06/H014), Muriwai Stream Swamp O06/026 (SSBI O06/H017), Waipoua Coastal Strip and Taha Moana Scenic Reserve O06/027 (SSBI O06/H014), and on the coast of Waipoua Forest pt of O06/001. chrOnIcAlly threAtened NI brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli (Serious Decline) Endemic The highest numbers of NI brown kiwi in Northland are recorded from the Waipoua Forest in this Ecological District. Habitat loss and particularly predation by stoats, dogs, ferrets and cats severely impact on kiwi populations. Road kills of kiwi are known to occur in the area. NI brown kiwi are recorded from many sites in this District, some of which are now being managed. Management of kiwi at Trounson Kauri Park 46 Natural areas of Tutamoe Ecological District
has increased numbers with ‘overflow’ of birds moving into adjoining habitats. Banded dotterel charadrius bicinctus (Gradual Decline) Endemic Banded dotterel occur in small numbers on the coast in Northland, including the mouth of the Waimamaku River O06/015 (R. J. Pierce pers. comm.) and the Waipoua Coastal Strip and Taha Moana Scenic Reserve, O06/027 (SSBI O06/H014). Kukupa hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae (Gradual Decline) Endemic Significant populations of kukupa are recorded in the Waipoua/Mataraua/ Waima forest complex (O06/001) as well as several other sites in this Ecological District. There was a significant decline in numbers in Waipoua and Mataraua between 1979 and 1993 (Pierce et. al. 1993) but numbers have recovered during the 1990s (R. J. Pierce pers. comm.). Corridor habitats will help in the survival of kukupa populations; predation, poaching and competition for food with possums however severely affect their populations. Long-tailed cuckoo eudymanys taitensis (Gradual Decline) Indigenous Long-tailed cuckoo breed in New Zealand and migrate to islands in Oceania via Northland Forests, including Waipoua and Waima (both part of O06/001) (R. J. Pierce pers. comm.). Northern little blue penguin eudyptula minor iredalei (Gradual Decline) Endemic Northern little blue penguin are known to breed along the coastal margin at Te Kaiatewhetu Shrublands and Arai te Uru Coastal Strip, O06/015. Several nests were occupied in a survey of the Waimamaku-Wairau coastal area in the late 1980s—part of O06/001 (SSBI O06/H014). Red-billed gull larus novaehollandiae scopulinus (Gradual Decline) Endemic subspecies Red-billed gull is listed as chronically threatened because of a decline in numbers at its three largest colonies at the Three Kings, Mokohinau Island and Kaikoura. White-fronted tern Sterna striata striata (Gradual Decline) Endemic White-fronted tern are present offshore and are also observed feeding at Waimamaku Estuary (Te Kaiatewhetu Shrublands and Arai te Uru Coastal Strip, O06/015 and on the coast of O06/001) with roost sites on beaches PNAP reconnasance survey report 47
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