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  3. Procellariidae
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  5. Pterodroma
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  7. Grey-faced Petrel
Grey-faced Petrel
Photo · (c) Tim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Grey-faced Petrel

Pterodroma gouldi(Hutton, FW, 1869)

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Native
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

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.

  1. Jan
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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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Grey-faced Petrel live in Australia?

The Grey-faced Petrel is native to Australia, recorded across 8 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingIslets off north North I. (New Zealand)

Non-breedingTo Tasman Sea off south-east Australia and Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident
  • Non-breeding
  • Vagrant

6 regions recorded