Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica - Pétrel antarctique

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Procellariidés
Genus
:
Thalassoica
Species
:
antarctica

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: 101 à 104 cm.
Weight
: 510 à 765 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Pétrel antarctique,
Petrel antártico,
petrel-do-antártico,
Antarktissturmvogel,
antarktiszi hojsza,
Antarctische Stormvogel,
Petrello antartico,
antarktispetrell,
Antarktispetrell,
fulmar tmavochrbtý,
buřňák antarktický,
Sydpetrel,
jäämyrskyliitäjä,
Antarktiese Stormvoël,
petrell antàrtic,
petrel antarktyczny,
Антарктический буревестник,
ナンキョクフルマカモメ,
南极鹱,
antarktispetrell,
南極鸌,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands