Procellariidae : Petrels & Shearwaters

Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma cookii

Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - November 2005

Cook's Petrel is an endangered endemic of New Zealand. Outside of the breeding season, it is a transequatorial migrant, occasionally reaching as far north as Oregon.

Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - November 2005

Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - November 2005

Cook's Petrel (left) with Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) following behind
Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - November 2005

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