NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS
Little Shearwater
Puffinus assimilis
(Photo: Ian Southey)
Breeding areas
Islands off the north-east coast of North I; Hen and Chickens; Stephenson I; Cavalli, Poor Knights, Mokohinau (Fanel)and Mercury Is
Breeding season
January to December
Dispersal migration
Ranges from about North Cape to Bay of Plenty. Rarely straggles south to Hawkes Bay.
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