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[[Image:Black-winged_Petrel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Lord Howe Island, [[Australia]], December 2007]]
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[[Image:Black-winged_Petrel.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]'''<br />Lord Howe Island, [[Australia]], December 2007]]
 
;[[:Category:Pterodroma|Pterodroma]] nigripennis
 
;[[:Category:Pterodroma|Pterodroma]] nigripennis
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
30cm<br />
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[[Image:Black-winged Petrel-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Lord Howe Island, [[Australia]], February 2019]]
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28–31 cm (11-12¼ in)<br />
 
*Upperparts ashy-grey
 
*Upperparts ashy-grey
 
*Upper wings brownish-black
 
*Upper wings brownish-black
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
 
[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
'''Breeds''' in the south-west Pacific; ranges south-central Pacific Ocean
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Breeds in the south-west Pacific; ranges south-central Pacific Ocean
  
 
Found around [[Japan]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Australia]], [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Norfolk Island]] and, rarely, in the [[United States]].
 
Found around [[Japan]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Australia]], [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Norfolk Island]] and, rarely, in the [[United States]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, sometimes thought to be a subspecies of [[Bonin Petrel]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, sometimes thought to be a subspecies of [[Bonin Petrel]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Pelagic when not breeding.
 
Pelagic when not breeding.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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There is not a lot of information available. They are, however, known to eat cephalopods, prawns and insects.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
 
Nests in crevices or burrows.
 
Nests in crevices or burrows.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
 
#New Zealand Birds
 
#New Zealand Birds
#Wikipedia
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Pterodroma+nigripennis}}
 
{{GSearch|Pterodroma+nigripennis}}
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=56&bid=685 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1144&Bird_Image_ID=12466&Bird_Family_ID=123 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pterodroma]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pterodroma]]

Revision as of 15:21, 8 December 2020

Photo by Mat & Cathy
Lord Howe Island, Australia, December 2007
Pterodroma nigripennis

Identification

Photo © by Ken Doy
Lord Howe Island, Australia, February 2019

28–31 cm (11-12¼ in)

  • Upperparts ashy-grey
  • Upper wings brownish-black
  • Underparts white
  • Underwing white, with black diagonal stripe
  • White forehead, chin and throat
  • Greyish collar
  • Black bill
  • Pinkish legs and feet

Distribution

Asia and Australasia
Breeds in the south-west Pacific; ranges south-central Pacific Ocean

Found around Japan, French Polynesia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island and, rarely, in the United States.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1], sometimes thought to be a subspecies of Bonin Petrel[2].

Habitat

Pelagic when not breeding.

Behaviour

Diet

There is not a lot of information available. They are, however, known to eat cephalopods, prawns and insects.

Breeding

Nests in crevices or burrows.

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. Avibase
  3. New Zealand Birds
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)

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