Friday, April 1, 2016

TAHITI PETREL

Photographed on pelagic trip off Mooloolaba, Queensland march 2016
763        TAHITI PETREL           Pseudobulweria rostrata

AUSTRALIA         (609)

Breeds in New Caledonia, Society and Marquesas Islands; wide pelagic dispersal across pacific from Japanese waters to sw N. America. Offshore sight records from Gt Barrier Reef to Sydney. 39 cm, wingspan c. 95 cm. Regular visitor, uncommon.





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