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Fairy Tern

Species: Sterna nereis

Breeding areas
NZ subspecies (endangered) breeds Kaipara Harbour, and Waipu, Mangawhai and Pakiri (occ) coastal Hauraki Gulf; Australia and New Caledonia
Breeding season
November to February
Dispersal migration
Gather Kaipara Harbour over winter

Fairy Tern
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