Aotearoa's Seabirds

Meet some seabirds which you might come across, especially in the Auckland region

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Cook's petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Grey-faced petrels

Ōi

These medium-sized seabirds often breed along Auckland's west coast and on outer islands of the Hauraki Gulf. They are often found grounded by lights along Auckland's western beaches throughout the year

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Little Blue Penguins

Koroa

These medium-sized seabirds, yet tiny penguins are very susceptible to climate change and global warming which often impacts their food supply. They often end up washed up along the beaches starved from a lack of food.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Black petrels

Taiko

These medium-sized seabirds breed on little barrier and great barrier island in the Hauraki Gulf. They are often found grounded by lights along Auckland's but are also very vulnerable to fishing vessel bycatch.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Shags (Pied Shag, Little Shag)

Kauwau

These medium-sized to large seabirds breed around New Zealand in coastal and riverine areas. Fishing vessels are often a huge threat to them as many become entangled and hooked in fishing gear.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Buller's shearwater

Rako

These medium sized seabirds breed only on Poor Knights Island. They are often found grounded by the lights of shipping vessels and close to ports and industrial areas.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Prions (Fairy, Antarctic, Broad-billed)

Titi Wainui

These small seabirds breed around New Zealand on outer islands and are very vulnerable to light pollution and invasive mammalian pests such as mice, rats and stoats.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Australasian Gannets

Takapu

These large birds breed on outer islands around New Zealand and the mainland around Muriwai and Cape Kidnappers. Gannets are susceptible to hooks and fishery entanglement.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Common Diving Petrels

Kuaka

These little seabirds breed off the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Many of them a susceptible to light attraction and are found across Auckland city yearly due to light pollution.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

Fluttering Shearwater

Pakahā

These little seabirds breed on the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and can be susceptible to light pollution throughout the year.

Cook's Petrels

Tītī

These small seabirds breed on Little Barrier, Great Barrier and Codfish Island. They are often found grounded across Auckland city and Northland between March-May from city lights

White-faced storm petrel

Takahikare

These little seabirds breed on the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and are very susceptible to light pollution. Often found scattered across Auckland throughout the year.