11 Oct 2014

White-necked petrel

The white-necked petrel(Pterodroma cervicalis) is aseabird in the familyProcellariidae; adults measure some 43 centimetres (17 in) in length, with a wingspan of 95–105 centimetres (37–41 in). Although the species is found in much of the South Pacific, it breeds on only three islands and is thus considered vulnerable by theIUCN.