BirdUp · Species
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialisLinnaeus, 1758
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Procellaria
At a glance
The White-chinned Petrel is a large bird, about 51–58 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 51–58 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-chinned Petrel look like?
The White-chinned Petrel is a large bird, about 51–58 cm long and weighing 965–1650 g.
The white-chinned petrel also known as the Cape hen and shoemaker, is a large shearwater in the family Procellariidae. It ranges around the Southern Ocean as far north as southern Australia, Peru and Namibia, and breeds colonially on scattered islands. The white-chinned petrel was formerly considered to be conspecific with the spectacled petrel.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-chinned Petrel?
The White-chinned 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
What does a White-chinned Petrel eat?
The White-chinned Petrel feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
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