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Kōrero: Petrels

Cook’s petrel and chick

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Cook’s petrel and chick

This fluffy Cook’s petrel chick is not as large as it appears, but eventually it will weigh more than its parents. The chick might only be fed every few days, but one meal can be huge in relation to the bird’s own weight.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10037568

by J. L. Kendrick

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Petrels – Breeding, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8580/cooks-petrel-and-chick (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerry-Jayne Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.