Derivation
Pro-cell-är'-i-a - L., procella, storm; -arius, pertaining to, hence 'associated with storms': parkinsoni - S. Parkinson (1745 - 1771), draughtsman to Sir J. Banks on HMS 'Endeavour'
Rare but probably regular summer visitor to south-eastern Australian waters.
Habitat
Marine, pelagic, mainly east of breeding islands in sub-tropical waters during the breeding season, dispersing to eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, inhabiting offshore and pelagic waters.
Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) [XC293325]
by id from Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand (call)
Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) [XC293322]
by Dan Lane from Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia. Breed on New Zealand islands (November - December).
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Nest
In a chamber at the end of a burrow, a shallow bowl, sparsely lined with dead twigs or leaves, or in hollow logs, cavities under banks and among roots of trees.
Eggs (Guide)
1; initially smooth, becoming polished and glossy, whitel oval, occasionally pyriform; about 69 x 50 mm. Incubation: about 56 days; by both sexes. No replacement laying.
Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 107 days. Fed by incomplete regurgitation.
Subspecies
Has been considered conspecific with White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) and Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica).
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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