Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Whenua Hou Diving-petrel

Pelecanoides whenuahouensis

The Whenua Hou Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) is a 121 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

121 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Aquatic predator

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in New Zealand.