Chatham Islands petrel

Chatham Islands petrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Pterodroma
Species:
P. axillaris
Binomial name
Pterodroma axillaris
(Salvin, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Oestrelata axillaris

The Chatham Islands petrel (Pterodroma axillaris), also known as the Chatham petrel or ranguru (Māori), is a medium-sized, grey, white and black gadfly petrel. It only breeds on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, and until recently was restricted to the 218-hectare Rangatira or South-East Island.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pterodroma axillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697949A132613763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697949A132613763.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.