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Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma cookii

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Primary Traits

FamilyProcellariidae
OrderProcellariiformes
RealmOZ
HabitatSea
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

194.3 g

Elevation

0 m - 700 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pterodroma cookii

English name

Cook's Petrel

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

Procellariidae

Genus

Pterodroma

Species

cookii

Data source

HBW1, BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Vulnerable

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

OZ

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

149 g

Maximum female mass

241 g

Minimum male mass

112 g

Maximum male mass

250 g

Minimum unsexed mass

112 g

Maximum unsexed mass

302 g

Average mass

194.3 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

700 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

700 m

Typical elevation

350 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Sea

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Burrow

Nest substrate

Ground

Minimum broods per year

1

Maximum broods per year

1

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

1

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

47 d

Maximum incubation period

51 d

Minimum fledging period

88 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1

Average fledging period

88 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory