Gould's Petrel (species: Pterodroma (Cookilaria) leucoptera) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)

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Pterodroma (Cookilaria) leucoptera

Gould's Petrel

©Tom Tarrant: Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma (Cookilaria) leucoptera)

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Procellariiformes

Family Procellariidae

Genus Pterodroma

Species Pterodroma (Cookilaria) leucoptera

Status vulnerable

Colours

It is largely grey above and white below with a blackish crown and hindneck and a black M-shaped band across the wings and rump. (Wikipedia)