Species
Cape petrel
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyProcellariidae
Habitatmarine
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- +424
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- Daption capense -west of Falkland Islands-8.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
- P9714
- Antarctica
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The pintado petrel (Daption capense), also called the Cape petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels and the giant petrels. It is an abundant seabird, with an estimated population of around 2 million.
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusBirds described in 1758Birds of AntarcticaBirds of islands of the Atlantic OceanBirds of New ZealandBirds of Southern AfricaBirds of subantarctic islandsBirds of TasmaniaBirds of the Indian OceanBirds of the Southern OceanFauna of Heard Island and McDonald IslandsIUCN Red List least concern species