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Kōrero: Shags

Bounty Island shags

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Bounty Island shags

Somewhat larger than the pink-footed shags of the other subantarctic islands, the Bounty Island shags are few in number due to the limited extent of their breeding habitat. The Bounty Islands are a tiny group of rocky islets 630 kilometres from the nearest point on the mainland. Most of the nests are on narrow cliff ledges, and consist of a flattened bowl of seaweed, feathers, stones and mud.

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Department of Conservation

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by Tui De Roy

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Gerard Hutching, Shags – Pink-footed shags, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6320/bounty-island-shags (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.