Australasian Birds

Procellariidae : Petrels & Shearwaters

Fluttering Shearwater

Puffinus gavia

Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - November 2005

Like the very similar Hutton's Shearwater, Fluttering Shearwater is endemic to New Zealand but has a more northerly distribution, nesting on small islets off North Island and in the Cook Strait.