Rabbit Island (Chatham Islands)

Pitt shag, illustrated by Keulemans

Rabbit Island is a rocky islet lying off Tarawhenua Point on the north-west coast of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand. About 300 m long by 200 m across, its highest point is 44 m above sea level. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the critically endangered Chatham and endangered Pitt shags.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Chatham Islands (Rabbit Island)". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
↑ Debski, Igor; Bell, Mike; Palmer, Dan. "MCSPOP2010-02 Chatham Island and Pitt Island Shag census 2011" (PDF). Department of Conservation, New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-11-16.

Chatham Islands

Castle Chatham Forty-Fours Little Mangere Mangere North-East Reef Nuggets Pitt Pyramid Rabbit Round Rock Sail Rock Sisters South East Star Keys Sugar Loaf

Rekohu/Wharekauri Rangiauria Tapuaenuku Rangiwheau Motuhope Motuhara Rangatira Rangitatahi Tarakoikoia Rangituka Terangi-Taumaewa

Cape Fournier Cape Pattisson Flowerpot Bay Hanson Bay JM Barker Reserve Lake Huro Makara River Matarakau Point Nairn River Okawa Point Owenga Petre Bay Pitt Strait Rangitahi Lake Te Roto Te Whanga Lagoon Tuku Nature Reserve Tuuta Airport Waitangi

Coordinates: 44°14′24″S 176°16′54″W / 44.24000°S 176.28167°W / -44.24000; -176.28167

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