
Protect Our Petrels

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.