NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS

Fairy Prion

Pachyptila turtur - (Titi Wainui)

(Photo: Dennis Buurman)

Breeding areas
Islands off North, South and Stewart Is; Chatham Is; Antipodes Is; The Snares; islands off SE Australia; Crozet and Kerguelen Is; Falkland Is
Breeding season
August to February
Dispersal migration
Abundant in offshore subtropical waters from North Cape to Foveaux Strait. Other populations throughout subantarctic zone.


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