NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS

White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis

(Photo: Dennis Buurman)

Breeding areas
Auckland, Campbell and Antipodes Is; South Georgia; Falkalnd Is; Marion and prine Edward Is; Crozet and Kerguelen Is; Inaccessible Is
Breeding season
September to May
Dispersal migration
Circumpolar range extending in NZ waters north to Cook Strait in Summer and far north in Winter. Seen most often to the south and east of NZ.


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