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63 species

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia

Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus

Procellaria cinerea (Grey Petrel)

Procellaria parkinsoni (Black Petrel)

Procellaria westlandica (Westland Petrel)

Pterodroma cookii (Cook's Petrel)

Pterodroma heraldica (Herald Petrel)

Pterodroma inexpectata (Mottled Petrel)

Pterodroma lessonii (White-headed Petrel)

Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii

Pterodroma neglecta (Kermadec Petrel)

Pterodroma neglecta
Pterodroma neglecta
Pterodroma neglecta
Pterodroma neglecta
Pterodroma neglecta
Pterodroma neglecta

Puffinus assimilis (Little Shearwater)

Spatula querquedula (Garganey)

Stercorarius maccormicki (South Polar Skua)

Stercorarius maccormicki
Stercorarius maccormicki
Stercorarius maccormicki
Stercorarius maccormicki
Stercorarius maccormicki
Stercorarius maccormicki

Sterna dougallii (Roseate Tern)

Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)

Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo

Sternula nereis (Fairy Tern)

Sternula nereis

Nesting

Sternula nereis
Sternula nereis
Sternula nereis
Sternula nereis
Sternula nereis

Sula leucogaster (Brown Booby)

Sula leucogaster
Sula leucogaster
Sula leucogaster
Sula leucogaster
Sula leucogaster
Sula leucogaster

Sula sula (Red-footed Booby)

Thalassarche salvini (Salvin's Albatross)

Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesser Crested Tern)

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Conservation level

  • Rare or uncommon native (change?)

Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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