Hauraki Gulf New Zealand Pelagic Tours Birdwatching Gallery - unique New Zealand seabirds
INDEX
Australasian Gannet
(Morus serrator)
Photo - Hadoram Shirihai
Breeding areas
Many islands and two headlands (eg Muriwai) around NZ Coast; Hauraki Gulf - Sugarloaf & High Peak Rocks (poor Knights), Maori Rocks (Mokohinau Islands) and Broken islands (Great Barrier Island). Southernmost colony Solanders.
Breeding season
July to January
Dispersal/migration
Most juveniles to south & eastern Australia. |