This table gives the number of species in each group of petrels worldwide and lists the species that breed in the New Zealand region, including the Kermadec, Chatham and subantarctic islands. Albatrosses are not included here.
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Sources: New Zealand Birds Online; Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Flight of the huia. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2004, pp. 345–346
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