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Black-winged PetrelSize: 28-30 cm; wing span 64-71 cm Weight: 140-220 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-lateral view of a Black-winged Petrel in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
View onto the upperwing pattern of a Black-winged Petrel in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
Ventral view showing the underwing pattern of a Black-winged Petrel in
flight (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
Ventral view showing the underwing pattern of a Black-winged Petrel in
flight (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Nov - May | Eggs: 1 | Incubation period: ? | Fledging age: ? |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Tunnel | Material: Sandy soil | Height above ground: N/A |
Black-winged Petrel banking to enter its nest tunnel, which is partly
hidden on the right (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island, November 2014]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 66 x 41 mm | Colour: Off-white | Shape: Tapered oval |