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The Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) is is a rare seabird that is endemic to New Zealand.

It has a highly restricted breeding range, currently confined to a small area of the west coast of New Zealand's South Island in an area protected in Paparoa National Park in dense forested hills. It is one of the largest petrels that nest in burrows, and is threatened by stoats and possums and feral cats.

At sea it ranges from Tasmania to Chile taking fish and squid,...
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