Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)

Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Size
38 - 39 cm
Wingspan: 90 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1863)

Derivation
Pter-o'-drom'-a - Gk, pteron, wing; Gk, dromos, race, running: neg-lec-ta - L., neglectus, neglected

Abundance (Guide)
UC

Rare visitor to eastern Australian waters.

Habitat
Marine, pelagic, in sub-tropical and tropical waters of the South Pacific, dispersing to the central North Pacific.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B), Chile, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands (NB), Mexico, Micronesia [Federated States of] (NB), New Zealand (B), Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands (B), Southwest Atlantic (B).

Vagrant to Japan, USA.

Breeds at various islands in the South Pacific, including Kermadecs and Lord Howe Island. Rare vagrant to the seas off eastern Australia.

Rarity Status
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Population
Estimated population is 150,000 - 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
Probably secure.

See also EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna for subspecies neglecta (western).

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fish, squid and other marine life.

Voice
A loud 'yuk-ker-a-oooo-wuk' call, uttered in flight and on the ground at breeding sites, especially in the evening.

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Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) [XC141334]
by id from Round Island, Mauritius (flight call)

Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) [XC97319]
by Johannes Fischer from Morane, Tuamotu Arch., France (song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Probably January - July on Lord Howe Island.

Nest
A depression on the ground, sparsely lined with twigs and leaves.

Eggs (Guide)
1; white; rounded-oval; about 64 x 46 mm. Incubation: 51 days; by both sexes.

Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 45 days.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

neglecta (Schlegel, 1863) - Breeds subtropical South Pacific including Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Island and the Australian Pitcairn Group.
juana Mathews, 1936 - Breeds on Juan Fernandez, San Ambrosia and San Felix islands.

Similar Species
Herald Petrel (Pterodroma heraldica) which always has a darker head and face, pale morph with White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) which has a conspicuous subortial patch, paler upperwings and back, whitish tail and darker underwings, intermediate morph with Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba) which has a mainly dark underwing lacking the large white patches on the primaries and has white under tail-coverts Magenta Petrel (Pterodroma magentae) which has all-dark underwing, white under tail-coverts and a longer wedge-shaped tail, dark morph with Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri) which is grey and has dark primary shafts and Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) and Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima) (Pterodroma ultima) which have wholly dark underwings.

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References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

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