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Antarctic Petrel

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Antarctic Petrel

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Also known as Thalassoica antarctica

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Antarctic Petrel (*Thalassoica antarctica*) is a species of bird belonging to the family Procellariidae within the order Procellariiformes. It is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The taxon name was established by Gmelin in 1789, and the species is currently accepted with a conservation status of Least Concern as of 2018.

This marine bird has a wingspan of 105 and a mass of 645. Its reproductive cycle involves a litter size of 1 and an egg incubation period of 44. The species is associated with the continent of Antarctica and has a taxon range that includes South America.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Encyclopedia of Life, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Antarctic petrel

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderProcellariiformes
  4. FamilyProcellariidae
Habitatmarine

Chile Central

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Continent
Antarctica
Mass
645
Image
Thalassoica antarctica - flying.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Thalassoica antarctica
Commons category
Thalassoica antarctica
taxon common name
petrel-do-antártico
wingspan
105
egg incubation period
44
litter size
1
short name
T. antarctica
taxon range
South America
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Encyclopedic overview

The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell Seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive from both the surface and the air.

Taxonomy and systematics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antarctic Petrel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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