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Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Updated
Origin: Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Thalassoica
At a glance
The Antarctic Petrel, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Antarctic Petrel?
The Antarctic Petrel is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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