Black petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni G. R. Gray, 1862
The black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 682 g to 723 g and live up to 17 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the black petrel
- Weight
- 682 g – 723 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.12 m – 1.23 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 17 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 56 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 7 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the black petrel?
Where does the black petrel live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The black petrel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the black petrel?
The black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni), (Māori: tāiko, or tākoketai) also called Parkinson's petrel, is a medium-sized, black-plumaged petrel, the smallest of the Procellaria. The species is an endemic breeder of New Zealand, breeding only on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island, off the North Island. At sea it disperses as far as Australia and Ecuador.
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Is the black petrel endangered?
The black petrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the black petrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusProcellaria
- SpeciesProcellaria parkinsoni G. R. Gray, 1862
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Black (Parkinson's) petrelEnglish
- Black (Parkinson's) petrelEnglish
- Parkinson's petrelEnglish
- نوء أسودArabic
- بترل باركينسونArabic
- baldriga de ParkinsonCatalan
- buřňák černýCzech
- buřňák ParkinsonůvCzech
- pedryn duWelsh
- Sort SkråpeDanish
- SchwarzsturmvogelGerman
- Parkinson-SturmvogelGerman
- nigra petreloEsperanto
- Parkinsona petreloEsperanto
- Petrel de ParkinsonSpanish
- Fardela de ParkinsonSpanish
- Pardela de ParkinsonSpanish
- must-tormilindEstonian
- مرغ باران سیاهPersian
- tummameriliitäjäFinnish
- Puffin de ParkinsonFrench
- crni zovojCroatian
- Parkinsonova burnicaCroatian
- fekete viharmadárHungarian
- Petrel hitamIndonesian
- Petrello di ParkinsonItalian
- クロミズナギドリJapanese
- Parkinsono audrašauklisLithuanian
- TāikoMāori
- zwarte stormvogelDutch
- fjellpetrellNorwegian
- burzyk czarnyPolish
- pardela-de-parkinsonPortuguese
- pardela-preta-setentrionalPortuguese
- Чёрный буревестникRussian
- víchrovec čiernySlovak
- víchrovník čiernySlovak
- mindre sotpetrellSwedish
- Kara YelkovanTurkish
- буревісник чорнийUkrainian
- 黑風鸌Chinese
- 黑风鹱Chinese
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Relatives of the black petrel
Other species in the same genus Procellaria.
White-chinned petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Westland petrel
Procellaria westlandica
Grey petrel
Procellaria cinerea
Spectacled petrel
Procellaria conspicillata
CompareBlack petrel vs White-chinned petrelBlack petrel vs Westland petrelBlack petrel vs Grey petrelBlack petrel vs Spectacled petrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black petrel?
An adult black petrel weighs 682 g – 723 g and has a wingspan of 1.12 m – 1.23 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the black petrel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the black petrel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the black petrel endangered?
The black petrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the black petrel live?
The black petrel has a recorded lifespan of 17 years.
What kind of animal is the black petrel?
The black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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