Hauraki Gulf (Auckland, New Zealand) and New Zealand's Far North Seabird Tours. Great itineraries for ship-based New Zealand Seabird Birdwatching Expeditions - Three Kings, NZ. South Pacific Seabird Expeditions and Oceanic Seabird Birdwatching Opportunities  PTERODROMA PELAGICS    |  HAURAKI GULF SEABIRD TOURS    |  TRIP CALENDARS    TRIP REPORTS    |  BIRD GALLERY    |  OTHER PELAGICS   CONTACT US    |  SITE MAP  Bird Gallery PREV NEXT Cook's PetrelPycroft's PetrelBlack-winged PetrelGrey-faced PetrelKermadec PetrelProvidence PetrelWhite-naped PetrelWhite-headed PetrelSoft-plumaged PetrelMottled PetrelBlack PetrelWestland Black PetrelWhite-chinned PetrelGrey PetrelCommon Diving PetrelNew Zealand Storm PetrelWhite-faced Storm PetrelGrey-backed Storm PetrelWilson's Storm PetrelFregetta spAberrantly plumaged PetrelWhite-bellied Storm PetrelBlack-bellied Storm PetrelCape PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelSouthern Giant PetrelBuller's ShearwaterFluttering ShearwaterHutton's ShearwaterFlesh-footed ShearwaterLittle ShearwaterSooty ShearwaterShort-tailed ShearwaterWedge-tailed ShearwaterFairy PrionAntarctic PrionBlue PenguinYellow-eyed PenguinFiordland Crested PenguinSnowy (Wandering) AlbatrossGibson's AlbatrossAntipodean AlbatrossWhite-capped AlbatrossGrey-headed AlbatrossSalvin's AlbatrossBlack-browed AlbatrossCampbell AlbatrossBuller's AlbatrossPacific (Northern Buller's) AlbatrossIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossNorthern Royal AlbatrossSouthern Royal AlbatrossBlack-backed GullRed-billed GullArctic SkuaPomarine SkuaBrown skuaSouth Polar SkuaCaspian TernWhite-fronted TernArctic TernAntarctic TernFairy TernLittle TernGrey ternletWhite (Fairy) TernRed-tailed TropicbirdAustralasian GannetPied ShagSpotted ShagStewart Island ShagKing (Rough-faced) ShagReef HeronWhite-faced HeronShore PloverNZ DotterelBryde's WhaleCommon DolphinBottle-nosed DolphinOrcaLong-finned Pilot WhaleNZ Fur SealSunfishBlue SharkMako SharkHammerhead SharkBlue MarlinManta RayFlying FishFish concentrations INDEX Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti) How to distinguish between Cook's and Pycroft's Petrels - download PDF Document Breeding areas Islands off northern NZ east coast: Stephenson. Aorangi,Mercury Is, Hen & Chickens and Poor Knights Islands - endemic to the Hauraki Gulf Breeding season October through March Dispersal/migration Sea range not known but probably migrates to northern Pacific. No records from ourside NZ waters. Click for a General Guide to the Seabirds you can see in the Hauraki Gulf at Times of Year Trip Calendar (Hauraki Gulf)   |   Trip Calendar (NZ's Far North Pelagics) Bookings - please contact us - info@nzseabirds.com Return to Top

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