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Kermadec petrel

Pterodroma neglecta (Schlegel, 1863)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 490.5 g to 501 g and live up to 6.17 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
Photo: James Eaton (james_birdtourasia) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the kermadec petrel

Weight
490.5 g – 501 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
92 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
6.17 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
52 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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

How big is the kermadec petrel?

KERMADEC PETREL · WINGSPAN 92 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 92 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the kermadec petrel is about 54% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the kermadec 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 kermadec 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

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

What is the kermadec petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) is a species of gadfly petrel in the family Procellariidae. It is 38 cm long with a wingspan of 100 cm. It is polymorphic, with light, dark and intermediate morphs known. It eats squid, fish and other marine creatures.

From the Wikipedia article “Kermadec petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kermadec_petrel&oldid=1366795969), 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 kermadec petrel endangered?

The kermadec 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.

How is the kermadec petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma neglecta (Schlegel, 1863)

Synonyms Procellaria neglecta, Rhantistes raoulensis

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • نوء كرماديكArabic
  • petrell de les illes KermadecCatalan
  • buřňák proměnlivýCzech
  • pedryn KermadecWelsh
  • KermadecsturmvogelGerman
  • Kermadec-SturmvogelGerman
  • kermadeka petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel de KermadecSpanish
  • Fardela negra de Juan FernándezSpanish
  • Petrel de las KermadecSpanish
  • okeaania tormilindEstonian
  • maininkiviistäjäFinnish
  • Pétrel des KermadecFrench
  • Diablotin des KermadecFrench
  • Pétrel de KermadecFrench
  • Peitreal CearmadaiceIrish
  • polinezijski zovojCroatian
  • kermadec-szigeteki viharmadárHungarian
  • BárudrúðiIcelandic
  • Petrello di KermadecItalian
  • Petrello delle KermadecItalian
  • カワリシロハラミズナギドリJapanese
  • užmirštasis audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Kermadeku vētrasputnsLatvian
  • KermadecstormvogelDutch
  • kermadecpetrellNorwegian
  • petrel południowyPolish
  • freira-de-kermadecPortuguese
  • freira-das-kermadecPortuguese
  • petrel-de-kermadecPortuguese
  • Ke'aray
  • Кермадекский тайфунникRussian
  • KermadecistoarbmaloddiNorthern Sami
  • tajfúnnik kermadeckýSlovak
  • kermadeški švigavecSlovenian
  • Kermadek FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник кермадецькийUkrainian
  • 克岛圆尾鹱Chinese
  • 克島圓尾穴鳥Chinese
  • 克馬德圓尾鸌Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the kermadec 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 kermadec petrel?

An adult kermadec petrel weighs 490.5 g – 501 g and has a wingspan of 92 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the kermadec petrel live?

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

Is the kermadec petrel endangered?

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

How long does the kermadec petrel live?

The kermadec petrel has a recorded lifespan of 6.17 years.

What kind of animal is the kermadec petrel?

The kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermadec-petrel

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BibTeX
@misc{kermadec_petrel_2026,
  title = {Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermadec-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}