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Grey-faced Petrel
Pterodroma gouldi(Hutton, FW, 1869)
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pterodroma
At a glance
The Grey-faced Petrel, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The grey-faced petrel is a species of petrel endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. In New Zealand it is also known by its Māori name ōi and as a muttonbird.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Grey-faced Petrel?
The Grey-faced Petrel is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Grey-faced Petrel eat?
The Grey-faced Petrel feeds on grey-faced petrels typically hunt squid, fish, and crustaceans and but will sometimes scavenge this food..
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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