NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS

Photographed off Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

(* 273)                     NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS                Diomedea sandfordi   

NEW ZEALAND               93

Known by Maori name Toroa. Locally common endemic. Breeds at Taiaroa Head, Dunedin and The Sisters and The Forty-fours, Chatham. Ranges widely circumpolar through the southern oceans, and most often seen in NZ coastal waters in winter, except seen throughout the year at Taiaroa Heads where 30-35 pairs breed.

NORTHERN GIANT PETREL

Photographed off Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

(* 794)                   NORTHERN GIANT PETREL                    Macronectes halli 

NEW ZEALAND                   92

Also known as Hall's (Giant) Petrel. 80-95 cm, wingspan 1.5-2.1 m. Breeds in sub-antarctic islands, incl. Chatham, Antipodes, Campbell, Auckland and Macquarie Is., NZ region; also Stewart Is. Wide circumpolar range generally n. of Antarctic convergence. 

BROWN CREEPER

Photographed at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

1280                  BROWN CREEPER               Mohoua novaeseelandiae 

NEW ZEALAND                  91

Known by the Maori name Pipipi. Locally common endemic. Usually in small fast moving flocks feeding high in the canopy. Forest and scrubs of Stewart and South Island.