Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) - HBW 1, p. 237
French: Pétrel noir
German: Langflügel Sturmvogel
Spanish: Petrel Aligrande
Other common names: Grey-faced/Long-winged Petrel/Fulmar
Taxonomy: Procellaria macroptera A. Smith, 1840, Cape seas.
Has been considered conspecific with P. lessonii. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- macroptera (A. Smith, 1840) - subantarctic from Tristan da Cunha E to Kerguelen Is; SW Australia.
- gouldi (Hutton, 1869) - North I (New Zealand).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds feeding on the water Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp gouldi)
Nick Talbot 11 February 2005 5 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a bird in flight (then at 50% speed). Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp gouldi)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
An individual flying over the sea (then at 50% speed). Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp gouldi)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 35 sec 4 -
An individual flying over the sea at sunset. Locality Atlantic Ocean (ssp macroptera)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2012 48 weeks ago 22 sec 3.5 -
A bird in flight over the sea. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp gouldi)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 3.5 -
A bird flying and soaring over the sea. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp gouldi)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 21 sec 3.5
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Upperwing
Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp gouldi)
ben lascelles 21 October 2007 3 years ago 4.2 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp gouldi)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
A great-winged petrel at its breeding site by night.
Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 2 May 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Great-winged Petrel taken on a pelagic boat trip off Eden
Locality Eden, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 22 October 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp gouldi)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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