Tracks of 19 sooty shearwater migrations originating from breeding colonies in New Zealand.  Flight patterns of birds are shown during breeding (light blue); the start of migration and paths of northward transit (yellow); and wintering grounds and southward transit back to New Zealand (orange).

Image courtesy of Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP)

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