Parkinson's Petrel

The species is an endemic breeder of New Zealand, breeding only on islands off the North Island, on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. At sea it disperses as far as Australia and Peru.

The Parkinson's Petrel is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

(1992) Parkinson's Petrel distribution and foraging ecology in the eastern tropical Pacific: aspects of an exclusive feeding relationship with dolphins. Condor, 94: p824-834. - Copyright More

Parkinson's Petrel on water Parkinson's Petrel Parkinson's Petrel, showing legs Parkinson's Petrel showing dark legs - ***Petrels.com has video of this bird.*** Click here to visit that page. More

Parkinson's petrels: diving for dinner. (seabirds follow whales and dolphins to feed on scraps) (Brief Article) = Science News | February 13, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. More

The Parkinson's Petrel or Black Petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni, is a large, black petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. The species is an endemic] breeder of New Zealand, breeding only on islands off the North Island, on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. At sea it disperses as far as Australia and Peru. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Petrel The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

The Parkinson's Petrel or Black Petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni, is a large, black petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. Distribution - Breeding now restricted to ridge-top forests on the highest parts of Great (c. 800 pairs) and Little Barrier Islands (c. 100 pairs) in the Gulf of Hauraki in northern New Zealand. More