Thalassoica antarctica
Antarctic Petrel
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Thalassoica
Species
Thalassoica antarctica
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
The adult Antarctic Petrel has a brown head, sides, throat, and back. Their bill is black and their feet are yellow. Their underparts are white and their tail and secondaries on their wings are white with brown tips. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 28 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
They live and breed in the southern oceans, and on the Antarctic islands. ����������They are found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell seas. ����������(Wikipedia)
Diet
They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive well from the surface and the air. (Wikipedia)
