Breeding biology of the Black-winged Petrel, Pterodroma nigripennis, on Lord Howe Island
2002
Hutton, Ian | Priddel, David
The Black-winged Petrel, Pterodroma nigripennis, is a recent coloniser of Lord Howe Island, with adults present between late October and early May. Four nests were monitored during both the 1989–90 and 1990–91 breeding seasons. Eggs were laid at the end of December and hatching occurred in mid February after 45.3 ± 0.5 days’ incubation (mean ± s.d.). Young (weighing 175.5 ± 8.7 g) fledged in early May, 84.8 ± 0.5 days after hatching and 10.3 ± 1.6 days after feeding stopped. On average, chicks were fed every 2.5 days, with each parent returning every 4.4 days. Provisioning rates remained constant throughout the period of chick rearing. Average meal size was estimated at 32.6 g. Inter-specific competition for nesting burrows with Little Shearwaters, Puffinus assimilis, was observed.
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