NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
(Photo: Hadoram Shirihai)
Breeding areas
Islands off south-eastern Australian coasts, in Bass Strait and around Tasmania.
Breeding season
September to May
Dispersal migration
Winters in the north Pacific. Straggles to NZ, Raoul I and Macquarie I.
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