Marlborough Sounds Important Bird Areas

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The Marlborough Sounds Important Bird Areas are four distinct sites comprising several small, rocky islets contained within an area with a maximum linear extent of 40 km, in

rough-faced shag (also known as the New Zealand king shag).^[1]^[2]

IBAs

Duffers Reef 40°57′15″S 174°02′30″E / 40.95417°S 174.04167°E / -40.95417; 174.04167 is the continuation of the main ridge of Forsyth Island at the entrance to
Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere. The reef is about 1 km long and consists of rocky islets up to 30 m high.^[1] 230 shags were counted in 2002.^[2]

Sentinel Rock 40°52′54″S 174°08′26″E / 40.88167°S 174.14056°E / -40.88167; 174.14056 is an isolated rock lying some 3 km east of, the Chetwode Islands. About 600 shags were present in 2002.^[2]
Trio Islands 40°50′15″S 173°59′50″E / 40.83750°S 173.99722°E / -40.83750; 173.99722 comprise three islets lying 5 km east of
D'Urville Island. 211 shags were counted in 1997.^[2]

White Rocks 41°04′35″S 174°21′39″E / 41.07639°S 174.36083°E / -41.07639; 174.36083 comprise a small group of wave-washed rocks. 141 shags were counted in 2002.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Schuckard, R. (1994). "New Zealand Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) on Duffers Reef, Marlborough Sounds" (PDF). Notornis. 41 (2): 93–108.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheets: Duffers Reef. Sentinel Rock. Trio Islands. White Rocks. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-03.

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[rs-1] Schuckard, R. (1994). "New Zealand Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) on Duffers Reef, Marlborough Sounds" (PDF). Notornis. 41 (2): 93–108.

[bli-2] BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheets: Duffers Reef. Sentinel Rock. Trio Islands. White Rocks. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-03.

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