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Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis(Gould, 1844)
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Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pterodroma
At a glance
The Soft-plumaged Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 32–37 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 32–37 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Soft-plumaged Petrel look like?
The Soft-plumaged Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 32–37 cm long.
The soft-plumaged petrel is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Soft-plumaged Petrel?
The Soft-plumaged 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
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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