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The Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fish and dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Westland petrel lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🐟 Fish20%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Westland petrel

Recorded by Johannes Fischer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC236301. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Westland petrel

Where does the Westland petrel live?

The Westland petrel lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Westland petrel eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fish (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Westland petrel endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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• Fairy martin
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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.