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Satellite tracking of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) during their pre-laying “exodus” and incubation

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    2007

  • Author(s)

    I.S. Söhle; C.J.R. Robertson; D.G. Nicholls; H. Mouritsen; B. Frost; H. Moller

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    54, 3

  • Pagination

    180-188

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/257162ewgrca

Keywords

breeding; New Zealand; Puffinus griseus; satellite tracking; Sooty Shearwater


Satellite tracking of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) during their pre-laying “exodus” and incubation

Notornis, 54 (3), 180-188

I.S. Söhle; C.J.R. Robertson; D.G. Nicholls; H. Mouritsen; B. Frost; H. Moller (2007)

Article Type: Paper

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Platform terminal transmitters (PTTs) using the CLS:Argos System were attached to adult sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) at Taiaroa Head, South I, New Zealand. Three PTTs were attached to adults during the pre-breeding period, and 2 were attached to adults during the incubation period. During the pre-laying excursion, 1 male flew a minimum distance of 7700 km over 34 days while another male flew 4200 km during 28 days. The minimum distance flown by a female was 3700 km during 16 days. Pre-breeding birds mainly frequented waters <1000 m deep. During the mid-breeding period a male sooty shearwater flew a minimum of 18000 km in 36 days, while the female flew 4100 km in 13 days. There were comparatively fewer flight locations close to the Otago and the Canterbury coasts for mid-breeding deployments compared to pre-breeding deployments, and most were in waters >1000 m deep.