- Conservation status
- In some trouble
They might look big and feisty but tāiko are gentle giants (most of the time). They are the largest burrowing petrel left on mainland Aotearoa and come onto land to breed in the lush coastal forests around Punakaiki.
Tāiko only leave their burrows at night. If you’re near Punakaiki and have your eyes on the skies an hour before sunset, you might see these big, chonky seabirds taking to the air to spend the day feeding out at sea.
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