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Distribution of breeding sites of the Westland black petrel (Procellaria westlandica)

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1976

  • Author(s)

    H.A. Best; K.L. Owen

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    23, 3

  • Pagination

    233-242

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/774930hycxen

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Distribution of breeding sites of the Westland black petrel (Procellaria westlandica)

Notornis, 23 (3), 233-242

H.A. Best; K.L. Owen (1976)

Article Type: Paper

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During the period 25 April to 5 July 1974 observations were made of the numbers and direction of Westland black petrels overflying the coastal road at points between Perpendicular Point (3 km north of Punakaiki) and Barrytown (16 km south of Punakaiki), north Westland, to determine the area used for breeding. Intensive searches of known breeding areas and areas to which birds were seen flying were then made and the distribution and numbers of burrows mapped.