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Pycroft's Petrel

Pterodroma pycrofti

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Primary Traits

FamilyProcellariidae
OrderProcellariiformes
RealmNew Zealand & islands
HabitatSea
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

156.5 g

Elevation

0 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pterodroma pycrofti

English name

Pycroft's Petrel

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

Procellariidae

Genus

Pterodroma

Species

pycrofti

Data source

HBW1, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Vulnerable

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

New Zealand & islands

Latitudinal zone

Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

112 g

Maximum unsexed mass

201 g

Average mass

156.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

0 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

0 m

Typical elevation

0 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Sea

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.3

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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

45 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

77 d

Maximum fledging period

84 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1

Average fledging period

80.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory