Puffinus huttoni (Hutton’s shearwater) { 234 images } Created 18 Nov 2016
Puffinus huttoni (Hutton’s shearwater)
Photos by New Zealand Underwater Photojournalist Richard Robinson.
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)
Distribution: Endemic
The Hutton’s shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) also known as the Kaikōura tītī is the only seabird globally to breed in an alpine environment in the Seaward Kaikōura Range in the South Island of New Zealand.
Photos by New Zealand Underwater Photojournalist Richard Robinson.
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)
Distribution: Endemic
The Hutton’s shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) also known as the Kaikōura tītī is the only seabird globally to breed in an alpine environment in the Seaward Kaikōura Range in the South Island of New Zealand.