Chatham Islands Petrel

Pterodroma axillaris

Least Concern

The Chatham Islands Petrel is a tubenose seabird of the Chatham Islands and nearby southwest Pacific. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Chatham Islands Petrel Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Chatham Islands and nearby southwest Pacific

Population

≈ Unknown

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