Great-winged Petrel, Pterodroma macroptera
Procellariidae (SHEARWATERS & PETRELS)

 

Great-winged Petrel, Pterodroma macroptera

This photo was taken in: New Zealand
This photo was taken with: Canon EOS 20D
Notes on this photo: Also known as Grey-faced Petrel

The photo was taken by: Graeme Wallace

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