The nominate subspecies of Gould's Petrel is a small seabird that breeds on islands off New South Wales.
It is about 30 cm long and has a distinctive black-and-white pattern beneath the wings.
Gould's Petrels are about 30 centimetres long, with a wingspan of around 75 centimetres and an M-shaped pattern on the upper wings. A New South Wales conservation plan describes them nesting in groups on steep ground, using rock crevices and fallen hollow trunks.
That plan covers four protected areas: 126 hectares on Broughton Island, 21 on Little Broughton Island, 31 on Cabbage Tree Island and 17 on Boondelbah Island. Together with Montague Island farther south, these are identified in the plan as the species' only breeding places worldwide. Nests are tucked into rock fissures or hollow fallen trunks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
The NSW plan calls for site-specific fire management, island response plans for introduced predators and herbivores, and targeted weed control. It also calls for maintaining nest boxes on Cabbage Tree, Boondelbah and Broughton islands.