Kōrero: Petrels

Petrels that breed in New Zealand

This table gives the number of species in each group of petrels worldwide and lists the species that breed in the New Zealand region, including the Kermadec, Chatham and subantarctic islands. Albatrosses are not included here. 

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Sources: New Zealand Birds Online; Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Flight of the huia. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2004, pp. 345–346

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, 'Petrels - Shearwaters, Procellaria and fulmarine petrels', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/interactive/8582/petrels-that-breed-in-new-zealand (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Kerry-Jayne Wilson, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015