NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS

White (Fairy) Tern

Gygis alba

Breeding areas
Tropical seas; Kermadec Islands in NZ region.
Breeding season
October to March
Dispersal migration
Occasionally reaches NZ. Two seen off North Cape (Jan 2004)


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