| Reference no. | Cheeseman, T.F., 1890 |
| Ecosystem | Kermadec Island |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | These birds arrive beginning of November and leaves at the end of April. It breeds on Meyer Island and sparingly on Sunday Island. It constructs a burrow over a yard in length where it deposits a single pure-white egg (Ref. 89299). C: Ref. 89299. |