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Birds of the Solander Islands

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1986

  • Author(s)

    W.J. Cooper; C.M. Miskelly; K. Morrison, K.; R.J. Peacock

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    33, 2

  • Pagination

    77-89

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/471762lurrvn

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Birds of the Solander Islands

Notornis, 33 (2), 77-89

W.J. Cooper; C.M. Miskelly; K. Morrison, K.; R.J. Peacock (1986)

Article Type: Paper

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Birds observed on the Solander Islands 25-27 July 1985 are discussed in relation to previous records from the islands. Black shag, banded rail, song thrush and greenfinch have not been reported previously. Solander Island had a major colony of Buller’s mollymawk, with an estimated 4000-5000 pairs. A further 300 pairs bred on Little Solander Island, which also had a large colony of common diving petrels. On Little Solander, New Zealand’s southernmost gannet colony, were 20-10 Australasian gannets. Red-crowned parakeets seem to have displaced yellow-crowned parakeets on the Solander Islands since 1948. The faunal relationships of the Solander Islands are discussed, as is the apparent effect of predation by introduced weka on Solander Island.