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Species record

Whenua Hou Diving-petrel

Pelecanoides whenuahouensis

Critically EndangeredCompare

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderProcellariiformes
RealmNew Zealand & islands
HabitatSea
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

-

Elevation

0 m - 20 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pelecanoides whenuahouensis

English name

Whenua Hou Diving-petrel

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

No data

Genus

Pelecanoides

Species

whenuahouensis

Data source

BOTW

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Critically Endangered

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

New Zealand & islands

Latitudinal zone

Temperate-Polar

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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

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

No data

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

20 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

20 m

Typical elevation

10 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Sea

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

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

48 d

Maximum incubation period

50 d

Minimum fledging period

47 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1

Average fledging period

46.9 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary