Species and classification
The table below lists the threatened and at risk species that have been observed in the marine reserve. The species are classified using the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
Common and Māori name | Species | Threat status |
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Bryde's whale | Balaenoptera edeni | Nationally Critical |
Killer whale, orca, kera wēra | Orcinus orca | Nationally Critical |
Bottlenose dolphin, terehu | Tursiops truncatus | Nationally Endangered |
Little penguin, kororā | Eudyptula minor | Declining |
Cook's petrel, tītī | Pterodroma cookii | Relict |
Black petrel, tāiko | Procellaria parkinsoni | Nationally Vulnerable |
Flesh-footed shearwater, toanu | Puffinus carneipes hullianus | Declining |
Fluttering shearwater, pahaka | Puffinus gavia | Relict |
Black shag, kawau tūī | Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae | Naturally Uncommon |
Pied shag, karuhiruhi | Phalacrocorax varius varius | Nationally Vulnerable |
Little black shag, kawau tūī | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | Naturally Uncommon |
Little shag, kawaupaka | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris | Naturally Uncommon |
South Island pied oystercatcher, torea | Haematopus ostralegus finschi | Declining |
Variable oystercatcher, torea | Haematopus unicolor | Recovering |
White-fronted tern, tara | Sterna striata | Declining |
Reports
A list of threatened species in the Hauraki Gulf can be found in the Auckland Conservation Management Strategy 2014–2024. See Appendix 6, Table A6.3.