Seabirds around fishing vessels

Kermadec petrel

Pterodroma neglecta

This subspecies breeds in the South Pacific Ocean from Lord Howe Island in the west to Pitcairn and Eastern islands in the east. In New Zealand, it is estimated that between 5,000 - 7,000 pairs breed on Kermadec Islands. This species presents some confusing plumage variations. Therefore, misidentifications at sea are likely.

Pterodroma neglecta
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Mean number of Kermadec petrel recorded around fishing vessels during counts carried out by government observers, binned to 0.4 degree of longitude and latitude. The size of the circle indicates the number of observations, whereas the colour indicates the mean number of birds recorded during counts. Empty circles indicate that no birds were observed. The grey areas indicate water depths of less than 1000 m.

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