| Pycroft's Petrel | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Pterodroma |
| Species: | P. pycrofti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterodroma pycrofti Falla, 1933 |
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The Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is found in Japan, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, the United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. It breeds only in New Zealand, nesting only on Stephenson, Poor Knights Islands, Hen and Chickens Islands, and Mercury Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and open seas.