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| Photographed on Port Fairy Pelagic trip, December 2015 |
734 WHITE-HEADED PETREL Pterodroma lessonii
Australia (577)
40-46 cm; wingspan c. 1 m. Breeds Crozets and kergulen Is. (s. Indian Ocean); Auckland, Antipodes and Macquarie Is. (NZ region). Wide circumpolar dispersal n to c. 30 degrees S. Uncommon winter visitor to offshore waters of s. Aust, n to c. NW Cape (WA) and se Q. Migratory and dispersive.
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