NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS

Black-winged Petrel

P. nigripennis

(Photo: Pterodroma Pelagics)

Breeding areas
Kermadec Is; Three Kings Is; Portland I; Ilots de Bass; Norfolk, Philip and Lord Howe Is; Chatham, Poor Knights Is; Islets off New Caledonia and Tonga
Breeding season
October through May
Dispersal migration
Migrates to northern Central Pacific May to October


Return to New Zealand's Birds


Wrybill - photo copyright Tussock & Beech EcotoursMale Rifleman - photo copyright Tussock & Beech Ecotours