1. Guides
  2. Antarctica - Birds
  3. Antarctic petrel 

Antarctic petrel 

Thalassoica antarctica

Summary 4

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.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antarctic_Petrel,_Antarctic_Peninsula_(5940362516).jpg
  2. (c) Joshua Stone, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antarctic_Petrel_3.jpg
  3. (c) Mark Brandon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/markbrandon/8244628236/
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassoica_antarctica

More Info

iNat Map

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers