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Westland petrel

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Westland petrel

Like other burrowing petrels, the Westland petrel is vulnerable to predators such as rats, cats and mustelids (ferrets, stoats and weasels). Although the fully grown bird can defend itself, chicks and eggs are often attacked.

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Janet Wilmshurst, Human effects on the environment – Impact on animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12554/westland-petrel (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Janet Wilmshurst, published 2 March 2009.