Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Chatham Petrel (Pterodroma axillaris) - HBW 1, p. 247

French: Pétrel des Chatham German: Chathamsturmvogel Spanish: Petrel de las Chatham

Taxonomy: Oestrelata axillaris Salvin, 1893, Chatham Islands.
Forms superspecies with P. nigripennis. Usually forms part of assemblage referred to as subgenus Cookilaria. Monotypic

Distribution: Rangitira I (formerly South east I) in Chatham Is.