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Figs. 4-5. Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera.
Subject: Figs. 4-5. Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera.
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Figs. 4-5. Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera.


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Figs. 4-5. Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera.
The majority of
the world's Gould's Petrels breed on Cabbage Tree Island and nearby Boondelbah
Island, off the coast at Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. With a total
world population of only 1,100-1,500 individuals, these fantastic looking petrels
are appropriately listed as an endangered species. Over the last 30 years
here
have been substantial declines in the population due to the combined effects
of predation by avian predators, entanglement in the sticky fruits of the Bird-lime
Tree (

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