Araara Island

Araara Island
A map showing Araara Island (left; down from Mauitaha Island)
A map showing Araara Island (left; down from Mauitaha Island)
Interactive map of Araara Island
Geography
LocationNorthland Region
Coordinates35°53′49.20″S 174°42′03.60″E / 35.8970000°S 174.7010000°E / -35.8970000; 174.7010000
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Araara Island is an island in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is one of the Hen and Chicken Islands, lying immediately south and east of Mauitaha (West Chicken).

Birds

In a 1984 survey the following species were reported: flesh-footed shearwater, sooty shearwater, fluttering shearwater, diving petrel, grey-faced petrel, little shag, Australasian harrier, black-backed gull, white-fronted tern, red-crowned parakeet, New Zealand pipit, New Zealand bellbird, common starling, and common myna. Penguins and black petrels have been reported at a seabird breeding site on Araara Island. The polynesian rat, which preys on eggs and hatchlings, has been reported on Araara.: 108 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McCallum, J.; Bellingham, P. J.; Hay, J. R.; Hitchmough, R. A. (1984). "The birds of the Chickens Islands, northern New Zealand". Tane. 30: 105–124.
  2. ↑ Gaskin, Chris P.; Rayner, Matt J. (2013). Seabirds of the Hauraki Gulf: natural history, research and conservation (PDF) (Report). Hauraki Gulf Forum. p. 94. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Miskelly, Colin (19 February 2014). "Reptiles of Taranga (Hen Island) and nearby islands". Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 March 2026.

35°53′49.20″S 174°42′03.60″E / 35.8970000°S 174.7010000°E / -35.8970000; 174.7010000