Threatened species in Tāwharanui Marine Reserve
Which threatened species are present in Tāwharanui Marine Reserve?

Species and classification

The table below lists all 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.

Threatened and at risk species observed in the marine reserve

Common and Māori name

Species

Threat status

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

Salvin’s mollywawk, toroa

Thalassarche salvini 

Nationally Critical

Cook's petrel, tītī

Pterodroma cookii

Relict

Black petrel, tāiko

Procellaria parkinsoni

Nationally Vulnerable

White-faced storm petrel, takahikare

Pelagodroma marina

Relict

Sooty shearwater, tītī

Puffinus griseus

Declining

Flesh-footed shearwater, toanu

Puffinus carneipes hullianus

Declining

Fluttering shearwater, pahaka

Puffinus gavia

Relict

Buller’s shearwater

Puffinus bulleri

Naturally Uncommon

Northern diving petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix

Relict

Banded dotterel, pohowera

Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus 

Nationally Vulnerable

New Zealand dotterel, tūturiwhatu

Charadrius obscurus

Nationally Vulnerable

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

Caspian tern, taranui

Hydroprogne caspia

Nationally Vulnerable

Red-billed gull, tarāpunga

Larus novaehollandiae

Nationally Vulnerable

Reef heron, matuku moana

Egretta sacra

Nationally Endangered

Fairy prion, tītī wainui

Pachyptila turtur

Relict

Bar-tailed godwit, kuaka

Limosa lapponica

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.

See also research and monitoring.