Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Grey-faced Petrel

Pterodroma gouldi

The Grey-faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) is a 532 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

532 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Australia, New Zealand, NF, United States.

Where to see it: Kaikoura · offshore · Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) (New Zealand); Auto selected (High seas or unknown); Tiritiri Matangi · general (New Zealand); Norfolk Island · main island (Norfolk Island); Miranda · main hide/Limeworks (New Zealand).

Photo: (c) Nathan Ruser, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist