Cook's Petrel | Animalz

Cook's PetrelCook’s Petrel breeds on islands off New Zealand and ranges widely over the open ocean outside the breeding season.What does it look like?It has a grey head with a finely speckled forehead and crown, an M-shaped dark pattern across the upper wings and rump, and white underparts.How does it live?Cook’s Petrel breeds on islands off New Zealand and ranges widely over the open ocean outside the breeding season.At sea it picks small crustaceans, squid and fish from near the surface. On breeding islands it nests in burrows under roots or rocks.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.