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The Chatham Islands petrel is a medium-sized petrel with a mottled dark-grey and white forehead, dark grey back and upper wings, and white underparts. A black diagonal bar extends from the leading edge of underwing to a black 'armpit'. The shoulders and upper-wing coverts are a deeper grey giving a dark M pattern across the spread upper wings. The bill is black and strongly hooked tip. The eye is dark, and the legs and feet are pink, with dark outer toes and webs. The sexes are alike.
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When to see the Chatham Islands Petrel
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chatham Islands Petrel
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chatham Islands Petrel
The Chatham Islands petrel, also known as the Chatham petrel or ranguru (Māori), is a medium-sized, grey, white and black gadfly petrel. It only breeds on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, and until recently was restricted to the 218-hectare Rangatira or South-East Island.
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Easily confused with
Henderson PetrelPterodroma atrataThe Henderson petrel is a ground-nesting species of gadfly petrel in the family Procellariidae.
Magenta PetrelPterodroma magentaeThis medium-sized petrel has a brownish-grey head, neck, and upper breast, with white underparts.
Collared PetrelPterodroma brevipesThe collared petrel is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.
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