BirdUp · Species
Blue Petrel
Halobaena caerulea(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Halobaena
At a glance
The Blue Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 26–32 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 26–32 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Blue Petrel look like?
The Blue Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 26–32 cm long.
The blue petrel is a small seabird in the shearwater and petrel family, Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena, but is closely allied to the prions. It is distributed across the Southern Ocean but breeds at a few island sites, all close to the Antarctic Convergence zone.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Blue Petrel?
The Blue Petrel is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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