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South Georgia Diving Petrel
Pelecanoides georgicusMurphy & Harper, 1916
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pelecanoides
At a glance
The South Georgia Diving Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 20–25 cm long, native to Australia. It is best seen in summer.
- Size
- 20–25 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Summer
- Commonness
- Restricted
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a South Georgia Diving Petrel look like?
The South Georgia Diving Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 20–25 cm long.
The South Georgia diving petrel or Georgian diving-petrel is one of five very similar small auk-like diving petrels of the southern oceans. It is native to the South Atlantic and islands of the southern Indian Ocean and south-eastern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a South Georgia Diving Petrel?
The South Georgia Diving Petrel is recorded across its Australian range mainly in January, February, March and December.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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