Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) - HBW 1, p. 251
French: Puffin du Westland
German: Westlandsturmvogel
Spanish: Pardela de Westland
Other common names: Westland Black Petrel
Taxonomy: Procellaria parkinsoni westlandica Falla, 1946, Barrytown, Westland, South Island, New Zealand.
Has been considered conspecific with P. parkinsoni and P. aequinoctialis, but present species breeds in winter. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW South I (New Zealand).
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Several birds moulting their wings flying and feeding amongst a concentration of seabirds following a ship Locality Quintero, Valparaiso Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2003 7 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
A bird swimming near a boat, having been attracted in by presence of food (chumming) Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 16 November 2005 5 years ago 12 sec 3.6 -
Several birds flying around a moving boat Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 3 December 2005 5 years ago 16 sec 3.5
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Westland Petrel off coast of Kaikoura, NZ
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 year ago 4.4 -
swimming bird
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 23 November 2005 2 years ago 4 -
A Westland petrel flying off the South Island coast.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 29 August 2010 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
Rare bird in Peru. Seen during pelagic from Lima to the Humboldt current.
Locality Lima City, Peru (Monotypic species)
Cock Reijnders 25 September 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Rare bird in Peru. Seen during pelagic from Lima.
Locality Lima City, Peru (Monotypic species)
Cock Reijnders 25 September 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
On the water surrounded by Cape Petrels.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 4 November 2008 47 weeks ago 3
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