Vanuatu petrel
Pterodroma occulta Imber & Tennyson, 2001
Status not recordedbirds
The vanuatu petrel (Pterodroma occulta) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 430 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the vanuatu petrel
- Weight
- 430 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the vanuatu 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 vanuatu petrel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the vanuatu petrel endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the vanuatu petrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusPterodroma
- SpeciesPterodroma occulta Imber & Tennyson, 2001
Synonyms Pterodroma cervicalis occulta
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- نوء فانواتوArabic
- petrell de VanuatuCatalan
- buřňák vanuatskýCzech
- VanuatusturmvogelGerman
- vanuatua petreloEsperanto
- Petrel de VanuatuSpanish
- vanuatunviistäjäFinnish
- Pétrel de VanuatuFrench
- Petrello delle VanuatuItalian
- バヌアツシロハラミズナギドリJapanese
- Vanuatu audrašauklisLithuanian
- VanuatustormvogelDutch
- vanuatupetrellNorwegian
- petrel czapeczkowyPolish
- freira-de-vanuatuPortuguese
- Вануатский тайфунникRussian
- tajfúnnik vanuatskýSlovak
- Vanuatu FırtınakuşuTurkish
- тайфунник вануатськийUkrainian
- 萬那度圓尾鸌Chinese
- Diablotin de VanuatuFrench
- Vanuatinis audrašauklisLithuanian
- grazina-de-vanuatuPortuguese
- Вануатусский тайфунникRussian
- 瓦努阿图圆尾鹱Chinese
Relatives of the vanuatu petrel
Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

Bermuda petrel
Pterodroma cahow

Great-winged petrel
Pterodroma macroptera

Soft-plumaged petrel
Pterodroma mollis

Black-winged petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis

Barau's petrel
Pterodroma baraui

Kermadec petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
CompareVanuatu petrel vs Bermuda petrelVanuatu petrel vs Great-winged petrelVanuatu petrel vs Soft-plumaged petrelVanuatu petrel vs Black-winged petrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the vanuatu petrel?
An adult vanuatu petrel weighs 430 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the vanuatu petrel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the vanuatu petrel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the vanuatu petrel?
The vanuatu petrel (Pterodroma occulta) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
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