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Westland petrels (Procellaria westlandica) are one of the few petrel species still breeding on the mainland, at a single hillside colony near Punakaiki on the West Coast. Among the largest burrowing petrels, they are less vulnerable to predation in the nest than smaller petrels.
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by Rod Morris
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