New Zealand Fairy Tern
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| Sterna nereis davisae Mathews & Iredale, 1913 |
The New Zealand Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis davisae) is a small tern which breeds on the lower half of the Northland Peninsula of the North Island of New Zealand. It is a subspecies of the Fairy Tern.
Breeding is limited to three regular sites: Waipu, Te Arai, and the South Kaipara Head. The wintering range of the birds extends over the Kaipara Harbour. Outside of the breeding season fairy terns form flocks on the harbour, often around Tapora.
The bird is further threatened due to a proposed development next to one of its prime breeding sites.
[edit] External links
- Department of Conservation: Fairy Tern
- Endangered Birds at Te Arai (Te Arai Beach Preservation Society)
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