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Southern Giant Petrel
Species: Macronectes giganteus
Breeding areas
S.Georgia, Marion, Macquarie and Heard Is; S.Shetland and S.Orkney Is; Crozet Is and on islands off Antarctica
Breeding season
August to April
Dispersal migration
Common visitor to NZ coastal waters
You can see this with:
about:Elm Wildlife Tours Elm Wildlife Tours
A private yellow-eyed penguin conservation area provides up close spectacular penguin viewing and excellent viewing of many other pelargic and land based species with small groups on the spectacular Otago Peninsula
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A warm current from the Australian Great Barrier Reef flows onto Stewart Island. This brings a much more diverse variety of marine creatures than would normally be found in waters of this latitude, a visit will have you wishing for more
about:Albatross Encounter Albatross Encounter
Albatross Encounter, is a well established pelagic boat tour operating from the picturesque coastal town of Kaikoura