Pagodroma nivea
IUCN
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Scientific classification
- name：Pagodroma nivea
- Scientific Name：Pagodroma nivea，Snow Petrel
- Outline：Waterfowl
- Family：
Vital signs
- length：30-40CM
- Weight：202-570g
- lifetime：No textual research information is available
Feature
Distribution and Habitat
The snow shearwater is found in South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Malvinas Islands (also known as the Falkland Islands), and the Antarctic region (including the Antarctic continent, the Antarctic Peninsula, and several islands such as the South Shetland Islands and South Georgia).
Appearance
The snow shearwater is pure white, with a body length of 30-40 cm, a weight of 202-570 g, and a wingspan of 75-95 cm. Snow shearwaters have wedge-shaped tails.
Details
Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea) has two subspecies.
Snow shearwaters are found in Marine areas and are found on closely linked ice floes. Snow shearwaters mainly feed on krill (genus krill), fish, squid and so on.
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