Magenta Petrel

Pterodroma magentae

The Magenta Petrel (Pterodroma magentae) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pterodroma magentae
Region	South America
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the Magenta Petrel lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 465 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by David Boyle (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC505781. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Magenta Petrel

Where does the Magenta Petrel live?

The Magenta Petrel lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Magenta Petrel eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Magenta Petrel endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.