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Diet of the Fiordland crested penguin during the post-guard phase of chick growth

Notornis, 36 (2), 151-156

Y.M. van Heezik (1989)

Article Type: Paper

The stomach contents of 50 adult Fiordland crested penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) were collected during the post-guard phase of chick growth. Twenty-two food species were identified from 19 families.  The composition of the diet, expressed as percentages of calculated weight, was 85% cephalopods, 1304 crustaceans and 2% fish. The sexes did not differ in their diets. The cephalopods and fish were juvenile and larval forms, indicating that the penguins were feeding on pelagic macro-zooplankton and micro-nekton. The main cephalopod taken was Nototodarus sp., and so the penguins were foraging mainly over the continental shelf, which extends no more than 10-15 km from the shore.

Seabirds found dead on New Zealand beaches in 1987, and a review of Procellaria species recoveries since 1960

Notornis, 36 (4), 299-310

R.G. Powlesland (1989)

Article Type: Paper

In 1987, 3,776 kilometres of coast were patrolled and 4,124 dead seabirds were found, well below the average for the previous 17 years (10,624). Unusual finds were a white-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta grallaria), a Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) and a red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda). A summary is given of the coastal and monthly distributions for Procellaria species found during the 1960-1986 period. The most frequently recovered species was the black petrel (P. parkinsoni), the number found annually varying markedly.
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