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Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)

Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)

About Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Tubenoses
  • Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

As a marine bird, it is generally found over the ocean, except when breeding, when it nests in densely forested hills, at elevations between 20 and 250 m (2) (4).
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Visits

  • 2012-01-20
    Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Image from 2012-01-20
  • 2012-01-28
    Whitianga, New Zealand
  • 2019-06-28
    Valparaiso, Chile