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Kōrero: Bird migration

Campbell albatross colony

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Campbell albatross colony

These Campbell albatross chicks and adults on nests are using every square metre of space on a cliff ledge. Most albatross species breed in high-density colonies. Once the chicks fledge, they fly north past New Zealand to the sub-tropical Pacific, and they later move round to the western Tasman Sea, where most of the adults spend the winter.

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by Christina Troup

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Christina Troup, Bird migration – New Zealand’s migratory birds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7222/campbell-albatross-colony (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.