White-headed petrels breed alone or in colonies in burrows dug among tussocks and herbfields on the subantarctic Antipodes and Auckland Islands .
TAS: Vulnerable
Indigenous: White-Headed Fulmar
At a glance
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels
SizeSmall
RarityCommon
HabitatPelagic; mostly offshore and over open ocean, occasionally seen from coastal headlands during passage.
Best timeMost reliable in Tasmania from May.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Kevin Guille
Range map
Range map
174visible hotspots
690visible records
4states
Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Behavior
Forages between the subantarctic and Antarctic convergence zones.
Gallery
Regional timing
Tasmania
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
Queensland