Rako – Bullers Shearwater

Buller’s Shearwater in flight showing the dorsal wing pattern and long tail.
Rako/Buller’s Shearwater in flight showing the dorsal wing pattern and long tail.

Rako – Bullers Shearwater are another pelagic species that breed on the Poor Knights islands of Tawhiti rahi and Aorangi. Their foraging trips are currently a subject of GPS tracking research. After breeding they embark on a large Pacific migration prior to moulting off the east of Japan

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