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Grey-faced petrel

Pterodroma gouldi (F. W. Hutton, 1869)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 531.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi)
Photo: Sabine's Sunbird · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-faced petrel

Weight
531.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the grey-faced 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 grey-faced petrel is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the grey-faced petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) is a species of petrel endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. In New Zealand it is also known by its Māori name ōi and (along with other species such as the sooty shearwater) as a muttonbird.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-faced petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-faced_petrel&oldid=1365026093), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey-faced petrel endangered?

The grey-faced petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-faced petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma gouldi (F. W. Hutton, 1869)

Synonyms Aestrelata gouldi, Pterodroma macroptera gouldi

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Gray-faced petrelEnglish
  • OiEnglish
  • نوء ذي الوجه الرماديArabic
  • بترل ذي الوجه الرماديArabic
  • petrell caragrísCatalan
  • buřňák šedolícíCzech
  • Gråmasket PetrelDanish
  • GouldsturmvogelGerman
  • GraugesichtssturmvogelGerman
  • grizmaska petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel carigrísSpanish
  • Fardela de alas grandesSpanish
  • Pétrel à face griseFrench
  • Diablotin à face griseFrench
  • sivolici zovojCroatian
  • Petrello facciagrigiaItalian
  • ハイガシラミズナギドリJapanese
  • ŌiMāori
  • TītīMāori
  • GrijsmaskerstormvogelDutch
  • gråmaskepetrellNorwegian
  • petrel wielkoskrzydłyPolish
  • freira-de-cara-cinzaPortuguese
  • freira-de-faces-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Гульдов тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik sivolíciSlovak
  • Sivolika burnicaSerbian
  • gouldpetrellSwedish
  • nordöpetrellSwedish
  • Kara FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник північнийUkrainian
  • 灰脸圆尾鹱Chinese
  • 灰臉圓尾鸌Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the grey-faced petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-faced petrel?

An adult grey-faced petrel weighs 531.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the grey-faced petrel live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the grey-faced petrel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the grey-faced petrel endangered?

The grey-faced petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey-faced petrel?

The grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-faced-petrel

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_faced_petrel_2026,
  title = {Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-faced-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}