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Story: Petrels

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Petrels

  3. Breeding

  4. Shearwaters, Procellaria and fulmarine petrels

  5. Prions, gadfly, storm and diving petrels

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Petrels

Petrel diversity

Petrel diversity

Small and large petrels

Small and large petrels (1st of 2)

Biggest petrel

Biggest petrel (2nd of 2)

Tube noses

Tube noses

Muttonbirding

Muttonbirding

Cook’s petrel remains

Cook’s petrel remains

Petrel habitat

Petrel habitat

From page 2 - Breeding

Cape petrel and egg

Cape petrel and egg

Nest sites

Nest sites (1st of 3)

Crevice nesters

Crevice nesters (2nd of 3)

Petrel burrow sites

Petrel burrow sites (3rd of 3)

Nesting fairy prions

Nesting fairy prions

Chatham petrel chick

Chatham petrel chick

Black-winged petrel

Black-winged petrel

Cook’s petrel and chick

Cook’s petrel and chick

Giant petrel fledgling

Giant petrel fledgling

From page 3 - Shearwaters, Procellaria and fulmarine petrels

Petrels that breed in New Zealand

Petrels that breed in New Zealand

Foraging methods

Foraging methods

Sooty shearwater in flight

Sooty shearwater in flight

Sooty shearwater annual cycle

Sooty shearwater annual cycle

Westland petrels

Westland petrels

Cape petrel

Cape petrel (1st of 2)

Northern giant petrel scavenging

Northern giant petrel scavenging (2nd of 2)

From page 4 - Prions, gadfly, storm and diving petrels

Fairy prions and red-billed gulls

Fairy prions and red-billed gulls (1st of 2)

Fulmar prions

Fulmar prions (2nd of 2)

Broad-billed prion

Broad-billed prion

Gadfly petrel

Gadfly petrel

New Zealand storm petrel

New Zealand storm petrel

Diving petrels and white-faced storm petrel

Diving petrels and white-faced storm petrel

John Warham, seabird biologist

John Warham, seabird biologist

How to cite this page:

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/petrels/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

Story by Kerry-Jayne Wilson, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015

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