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Photo by Marc Guyt, March 2006
- Pterodroma incerta
Identification
White breast and abdomen, blackish-brown elsewhere.
Sexes alike.
Distribution
The species is restricted to just two breeding islands; it breeds in huge colonies on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Ranges the southern Atlantic Ocean with a record off Victoria, Australia in February 2005.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Nests on islands otherwise pelagic.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in burrows dug in peaty soils in fern-bush vegetation and 1 egg is laid.
Diet
The diet includes squid, crustaceans and fish.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Atlantic Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Atlantic_Petrel
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.