BirdUp · Species
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Thalassoica
- Commonness
- Common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Antarctic petrel is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell Seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive from both the surface and the air.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- SO, AN : islets, coasts and to 300 km inland in Antarctica
- Non-breeding range
- Southern Ocean mostly near ice, south of Antarctic Convergence
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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