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INDEX
Hutton's Shearwater
(Puffinus huttoni)
Photo - Hadoram Shirihai
Breeding areas
Seaward Kaikoura Range and possibly the Inland Kaikouras, NZ.
Breeding season
August to March
Dispersal/migration
Absent from breeding grounds from mid-April to end of August. Abundant in coastal seas from Otago peninsula to Cook Strait. Winters in Australian seas though some birds still seen off Kaikoura. |
