Story: Seabirds – overview

All images and media

From page 1 - Seabird capital of the world

Sooty shearwaters at sea

Sooty shearwaters at sea

The Snares Islands

The Snares Islands

Currents and water masses around New Zealand

Currents and water masses around New Zealand

From page 2 - Who are the seabirds?

Little penguin

Little penguin

Petrels large and small

Petrels large and small (1st of 2)

A tiny storm petrel

A tiny storm petrel (2nd of 2)

Australasian gannet

Australasian gannet

Subantarctic skua

Subantarctic skua

From page 3 - Living at sea

Foraging underwater

Foraging underwater

Sooty shearwater diving

Sooty shearwater diving

Snares crested penguins

Snares crested penguins

Seabird feeding methods

Seabird feeding methods

From page 4 - Foraging and migration

Southern royal albatross foraging route

Southern royal albatross foraging route

Southern royal albatrosses

Southern royal albatrosses

Black-browed albatross chick

Black-browed albatross chick

New Zealand sooty shearwater migration

New Zealand sooty shearwater migration

White-faced storm petrel

White-faced storm petrel

From page 5 - Observing and conserving seabirds

Predators

Predators (1st of 2)

Remains of a black petrel

Remains of a black petrel (2nd of 2)

Albatrosses killed on longlines

Albatrosses killed on longlines

Encountering seabirds

Encountering seabirds

How to cite this page:

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/seabirds-overview/media (accessed 2 December 2023)

Story by Kerry-Jayne Wilson, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015