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Black-winged Petrel
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| Photographed by | Mark Lethlean on Sun 19th Feb, 2017 and uploaded on Mon 28th May, 2018 . | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ID | 30720 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comment | Black-winged Petrel Scientific Name = Pterodroma nigripennis Wingspan = 64 - 71cm Conservation status (BWL) = Least Concern This species was misidentified as White-necked Petrel x2, Gould’s Petrel x1, Soft-plumaged Petrel x1, Barau’s Petrel x1 The Black-winged Petrel (BWPE) is distinguishable from the White-necked Petrel (WNPE) by the throat colour. The BWPE has a grey collar and the WNPE has a black nape, but not a grey collar. The Gould’s Petrel (GOPE) is distinguishable from the BWPE by a black hood. The Soft-plumaged Petrel (SPPE) is distinguishable from the BWPE by the underwing pattern. The SPPE has a ‘messy’ dark underwing whereas the BWPE has a ‘clean’ white underwing with a broad black stripe starting at the carpal joint and reaching almost to the body. The BWPE is distinguishable from the Barau’s Petrel (BAPE) by a black hood on the BAPE. Some other identifying features for the BWPE are: - Wedge-shaped tail with black edging - Black ‘smudge’ around eye - ‘M’ shape on upperwings - Pointed wingtips | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Neds Beach, Lord Howe Island | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords | in flight, adult | ||||||||||||||||||
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