Flora and Fauna
The island is a breeding site for large numbers of Black-winged and White-necked Petrels. Other seabirds recorded as breeding there include Grey Noddies, Sooty Terns, Masked Boobies, Red-tailed Tropicbirds, Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, Kermadec Little Shearwaters, Kermadec Petrels and Kermadec Storm-petrels. The island also holds a population of the Kermadec Red-crowned Parakeet. Former populations of goats and Kiore have been eradicated. The island forms part of the Kermadec Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it is an important site for nesting seabirds.
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