Collared Petrel

Its breeding range is uncertain and it is currently known to breed only in Fiji where it occurs on Gau and possibly other islands. It formerly bred in the Cook Islands and may still breed in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. It is an unconfirmed breeder in Samoa, American Samoa and French Polynesia.

The Collared Petrel is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of Gould's Petrel (P. leucoptera). Its breeding range is uncertain and it is currently known to breed only in Fiji where it occurs on Gau and possibly other islands. It formerly bred in the Cook Islands and may still breed in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. It is an unconfirmed breeder in Samoa, American Samoa and French Polynesia. More

monitoring a Collared Petrel chick in its burrow, high in the hills above Vione village. The landowner on whose land the petrel is located, has asked community members not to plant close to the area and to leave it strictly alone. NFMV's Amania Taukei and Fabien Jan have been showing local community youth how to apply rat poison and feral cat traps around the colony. More

Collared Petrel, S of Solomon Islands, April 2007 South of Solomon Islands, April 2007 The distribution and configuration of black on the underwing of this dark-morph Collared Petrel is far more extensive than indicated in the literature. Indeed, the width of the black band on this individual is greater than indicated for any other 'Cookilaria' petrel, whereas species such as Black-winged Petrel are usually indicated to have a distinctly broader band than Collared. More

about 16 over a three-hour period and two Collared Petrels were distant. Once more, a small dark petrel was seen momentarily, only to fly into the sun's glare. Following the boat's technical problems the group decided to fly to Taveuni in the Fiji Islands and try for seabirds there (and the endemic landbirds in any spare time). We could charter only a high-speed sports boat and chummed the first day 18 miles offshore and the second day at the Vuna seamount. More

Collared Petrel is closely related to Gould's, being treated as conspecific at one time. A poorly known species which seems to be quite rare. Known to breed only on Fiji, it almost certainly breeds on other islands to the west as far as the Solomons. More

three-hour period and two Collared Petrels were distant. Once more, a small dark petrel was seen momentarily, only to fly into the sun's glare. Following the boat's technical problems the group decided to fly to Taveuni in the Fiji Islands and try for seabirds there (and the endemic landbirds in any spare time). More

pair * Collared Petrel - meets the threshold of >10 pairs Species Season Year Min Max Units Quality Criteria Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes) breeding 1984 165 165 individuals poor A1, A4ii Fiji Petrel More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Collared Petrel is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.) show section Products featuring Collared Petrel (1) BWPi DVD-ROM 2.0 (DRBWP: £135.95) show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More

where in April 2007 several Collared Petrels were seen and photographed. Also in this area, just out of Australian Territory, Polynesian (White-throated) Storm Petrels were also seen in April 07. Our expedition will be aboard the newly refurbished 60 foot (32 tonnes) twin masted sailing expedition schooner "Commitment". On 4th October 2008 "Commitment" will depart Newcastle bound for Norfolk Island, roughly 1600km to the north east. More

Collared Petrels confirmed to breed on Tanna July 2008 By Stephen Totterman A fact-finding visit to Tanna in July 2008 confirmed breeding of Collared Petrels Pterodroma brevipes. Two chicks were seen and photogaphed in the market house at Loanengo on Friday 4 July 2008. After this finding, villagers were interviewed and some empty burrows were visited. There are several historical records of Collared Petrels from Vanuatu. More

Collared Petrel on the first day and 30+ Tahiti Petrels on the second - on our return to the quay at dusk we had a gathering of an additional 50+ Tahiti Petrels, waiting to return to their breeding burrows ashore.Supplementary species seen during sailings were many Red-footed Boobies and Crested Terns, flocks of both Brown and Black Noddies, Lesser Frigatebirds, a couple of Black-naped Terns and a lone Bridled Tern. More