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Photo by Rob Hynson
Britania seamount, Australia, April 2014
Pterodroma neglecta

Identification

Distribution

North and South Pacific

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • P. n. neglecta
  • P. n. juana

Habitat

Rocks

Behaviour


Photo by Rob Hynson
Britania seamount, Australia, April 2014

Nesting happens on surface as opposed to in burrows, and visits to the nest takes place in the afternoon into evening rather than at night only

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. SACC proposal to split Herald Petrel into two species which also contains behavior notes on several species

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