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The Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) survey, stage V: mainland coastline, Bruce Bay to Yates Point

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1997

  • Author(s)

    I.G. McLean; M. Abel; C.N. Challies; S. Heppelthwaite; J. Lyall; R.B. Russ

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    44, 1

  • Pagination

    37-47

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/783331ybqjmg

Keywords

distribution; Fiordland; Fiordland crested penguin; population estimate; survey


The Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) survey, stage V: mainland coastline, Bruce Bay to Yates Point

Notornis, 44 (1), 37-47

I.G. McLean; M. Abel; C.N. Challies; S. Heppelthwaite; J. Lyall; R.B. Russ (1997)

Article Type: Paper

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We present results of the final stage of the Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki) survey for the area north of Milford Sound. A total of 1,260 nests was counted: 389 south of the Hope River in August 1995, and 871 north of the Hope River between 1992-1994. A further 150 are estimated to occur on the Open Bay Is. The estimated breeding population for tawaki, based primarily on counts of confirmed nests, now stands at 2,260 nests. A realistic estimate of the total number of nests is 2,500-3,000.