Facts Summary:
The Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): American Samoa, Australia (Norfolk Island), Chile, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Niue, Pitcairn, United States and Minor Outlying Islands, Wallis and Futuna. This species is also known by the following name(s): Blue-footed Petrel.
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