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Kōrero: Petrels

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. He korero whakarapopoto

  2. Petrels

  3. Breeding

  4. Shearwaters, Procellaria and fulmarine petrels

  5. Prions, gadfly, storm and diving petrels

  6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Petrels

Petrel diversity

Petrel diversity

Small and large petrels

Small and large petrels (1 o 2)

Biggest petrel

Biggest petrel (2 o 2)

Tube noses

Tube noses

Muttonbirding

Muttonbirding

Cook’s petrel remains

Cook’s petrel remains

Petrel habitat

Petrel habitat

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Breeding

Cape petrel and egg

Cape petrel and egg

Nest sites

Nest sites (1 o 3)

Crevice nesters

Crevice nesters (2 o 3)

Petrel burrow sites

Petrel burrow sites (3 o 3)

Nesting fairy prions

Nesting fairy prions

Chatham petrel chick

Chatham petrel chick

Black-winged petrel

Black-winged petrel

Cook’s petrel and chick

Cook’s petrel and chick

Giant petrel fledgling

Giant petrel fledgling

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Shearwaters, Procellaria and fulmarine petrels

Petrels that breed in New Zealand

Petrels that breed in New Zealand

Foraging methods

Foraging methods

Sooty shearwater in flight

Sooty shearwater in flight

Sooty shearwater annual cycle

Sooty shearwater annual cycle

Westland petrels

Westland petrels

Cape petrel

Cape petrel (1 o 2)

Northern giant petrel scavenging

Northern giant petrel scavenging (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Prions, gadfly, storm and diving petrels

Fairy prions and red-billed gulls

Fairy prions and red-billed gulls (1 o 2)

Fulmar prions

Fulmar prions (2 o 2)

Broad-billed prion

Broad-billed prion

Gadfly petrel

Gadfly petrel

New Zealand storm petrel

New Zealand storm petrel

Diving petrels and white-faced storm petrel

Diving petrels and white-faced storm petrel

John Warham, seabird biologist

John Warham, seabird biologist

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/petrels/media (accessed 2 April 2023)

He kōrero nā Kerry-Jayne Wilson, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015

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