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Tākapu
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The Australasian gannet or Tākapu is common in New Zealand coastal waters. Their breeding habitat is on islands and the coast of New Zealand. In New Zealand there are colonies of over 10,000 breeding pairs each at Three Kings Islands, Whakaari, Gannet Island, as well as numerous other island colonies. There is a large protected colony on the mainland at Cape Kidnappers, Muriwai and Farewell Spit.
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