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Seabirds found dead on New Zealand beaches in 1990, and a review of Phalacrocorax , Leucocarbo , and Stictocarbo species recoveries, 1943 to 1990

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    1993

  • Author(s)

    R.G. Powlesland; M.H. Powlesland; C.R. Pickard

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    40, 1

  • Pagination

    27-43

  • Article Type

    Paper

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Seabirds found dead on New Zealand beaches in 1990, and a review of Phalacrocorax , Leucocarbo , and Stictocarbo species recoveries, 1943 to 1990

Notornis, 40 (1), 27-43

R.G. Powlesland; M.H. Powlesland; C.R. Pickard (1993)

Article Type: Paper

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In 1990, as part of the Beach Patrol Scheme, 4,145 km of coast of New Zealand were patrolled and 7,145 dead seabirds found. An unusual find was a White Tern (Gygis alba). A summary is given of the coastal and monthly distributions of the eight Phalacrocorax, Leucocarbo and Stictocarbo species found during the 1943-1990 period. The Spotted Shag (Stictocarbo punctatus) was the most frequently found, mainly during February to June on Canterbury and Otago beaches.