Antarctic Petrel

Antarctic Petrel

Taxobox
name = Antarctic Petrel
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Procellariiformes
familia = Procellariidae
genus = "Thalassoica"
genus_authority = Reichenbach, 1853
species = "T. antarctica"
binomial = "Thalassocia antarctica"
binomial_authority = (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)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 well from the surface and the air.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* Zipcode Zoo [http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/T/Thalassoica_antarctica.asp Thalassoica antarctica]


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