# Motutakapu

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Australasian gannet

**Motutakapu** is a rugged islet in the [Hauraki Gulf](/source/Hauraki_Gulf) of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), lying some 5 km off the west coast of the [Coromandel Peninsula](/source/Coromandel_Peninsula). Only 120 m long by 60 m wide, it is home to a breeding colony of [Australasian gannets](/source/Australasian_gannet) and has been identified as an [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area) by [BirdLife International](/source/BirdLife_International).[1] Surveys of breeding gannets there in the mid-20th century showed an increase from about 200 pairs in 1928 to 400 pairs in 1947,[2] while the BirdLife assessment was based on 1980-1981 surveys showing about 4500 pairs.[1]

## See also

- [Islands portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islands)

- [Desert island](/source/Desert_island)

- [List of islands](/source/List_of_islands)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bli_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bli_1-1) ["Motutakapu"](http://www.birdlife.org). *BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas*. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Fleming CA, Wodzicki KA (1952). ["A census of the Gannet (*Sula serrator*) in New Zealand"](http://notornis.osnz.org.nz/system/files/Notornis_5_2.pdf) (PDF). *Notornis*. **5** (2): 39–78.

[36°41′04″S 175°22′27″E / 36.68444°S 175.37417°E / -36.68444; 175.37417](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Motutakapu&params=36_41_04_S_175_22_27_E_region:NZ_type:isle)

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