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Photo © by janha
Kaikura, New Zealand, October 2004
Procellaria westlandica

Identification

Photo © by Doc Duck
Kaikoura, New Zealand, September 2018

50–55 cm (19¾-21½ in)

  • Sooty-black overall plumage
  • Greyish undersides primary bases and coverts
  • Yellowish black-tipped bill
  • Black legs and feet

Juveniles have a paler bill.

Distribution

South Island, New Zealand; disperses to Australia, Tasmania and western South America.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

They breed in coastal forests, feeding offshore. Mostly pelagic when not breeding.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fish, squid and other cephalopods and some crustaceans.

Breeding

They nest in burrows within forested areas. They start breeding in the winter (March/April).

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
  3. Dept of Conservation, New Zealand

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