NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS
Westland Black Petrel
Procellaria westlandica
(Photo: Dennis Buurman)
Breeding areas
West Coast of South I south from Punakaiki River
Breeding season
Mid February to December
Dispersal migration
Ranges over continental shelf waters between Cape Egmont and Foveaux Strait to the west, and between East Cape and Banks Peninsula to the east during the breeding season. From December to March. Whereabouts unknown.
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