Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

GWPE

Code 6

PTEMAC

ITIS

Breeding Location:

Islands, sandy or rocky

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Colonial

Breeding Population:

Accidental in North America

Egg Color:

White

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

Egg Incubator:

Both sexes

Nest Material:

No material added to nest.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Great-winged Petrel: Large petrel with brown-black body except for pale gray forehead, face, chin, and throat. Bill is black and stout. Legs and feet are black. Sexes are similar.

Range and Habitat

Great-winged Petrel: Breeds on offshore islands and coastal headlands and cliffs of northern New Zealand. Pelagic, comes ashore only to breed.

Breeding and Nesting

Great-winged Petrel: One white egg is laid in a burrow. Incubation ranges from 51 to 58 days and is carried out by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Great-winged Petrel: Feeds at night, mainly on squid, fish, and crustaceans.

Vocalization

Great-winged Petrel: Call is "o-hi" or "o-hoe", uttered at dusk when flying over breeding colony. Birds on the ground or in burrows utter loud "or-wik" and "si-si-si."

Similar Species

Great-winged Petrel: Providence Petrel is paler brown overall.

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