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Fig. 1. Black Petrel (also known as Parkinson's Petrel) Procellaria parkinsoni
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Date: 2005:07:03 11:29:24
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Western Pacific Odyssey
Fig. 1. Black Petrel (also known as Parkinson's Petrel) Procellaria parkinsoni
Nesting on Little and Great Barrier
Islands, Black Petrels are extremely similar in plumage and bill coloration
to Westland Petrel
P. westlandica
, which nests on the South Island
of New Zealand. Both species range widely in the south Pacific towards central
America and Australia and can present a formidable identification challenge.
Both have an obvious dark tip to the pale yellow bill, a key distinguishing
feature from the more numerous White-chinned Petrel
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