Parkinson's Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) - Wiki Parkinson's Petrel
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Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Synonyms: Majaqueus parkinsoni
[Photo] Black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni. Author: Godman, Frederick du Cane, Monograph of the Petrels, 1907???1910. Source: www.nzbirds.com/birds/blackpetrel.html
The Parkinson's Petrel or Black Petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni, is a large, black petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. The species is an endemic] breeder of New Zealand, breeding only on islands off the North Island, on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. At sea it disperses as far as Australia and Peru.
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