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The magenta petrel (Pterodroma magentae), or Chatham Island tāiko, is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. Found exclusively on Chatham Island , New Zealand , it is one of the rarest birds in the world, believed to be extinct for over 100 years before its rediscovery in the 1970s.
This is a list of birds of the Chatham Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 650 kilometres (400 mi) east of mainland New Zealand.In 1995, Chatham Islands County was dissolved and reconstituted by a New Zealand act of Parliament as the "Chatham Islands Territory", with powers similar to those of territorial authorities and some functions similar to those of a regional council. [1]
The Tuku Nature Reserve is a nature reserve on Chatham Island, New Zealand, in the Tuku-a-tamatea (Tuku) River Valley in the south-west of the island.The 1238 hectares of land, largely covered with dense native forest, are owned by the New Zealand government and is managed by its Department of Conservation.
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia) Tcharako (Moriori) On the LHS South East Island (Rangatira) and in the distance in the middle of photograph "The Pyramid"(Tarakoikoia) Map showing location of The Pyramid Geography Archipelago Chatham Islands Administration New Zealand Demographics Population 0 The Pyramid (Māori: Te Tara Koi Koia ; officially The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)) is a small island south of ...
Taiko The Japanese word for drum often used to refer to any Japanese drum or drumming music; Taikō (太閤) a title given to a retired Kampaku regent in Japan—see Sesshō and Kampaku. Commonly refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi; Chatham Island taiko or Magenta petrel (Pterodroma magentae) bird; Taiko a Norwegian roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) freighter
This category contains fauna (animal life) that are native to, or naturalised on, the Chatham Islands. Taxa that are introduced but not naturalised are excluded. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
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Important Bird Areas of the Chatham Islands (8 P) Pages in category "Birds of the Chatham Islands" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.