Pterodroma incerta
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Pterodroma incerta
- Aliases:Pterodroma incerta,Atlantic Petrel
- Outline:Waterfowl
- Family:
Vital signs
- length:40-43CM
- Weight:420-720g
- lifetime:No textual research information is available
Feature
Details
The Atlantic Petrel (Latin: Pterodroma incerta, Atlantic Petrel) is a Marine bird.
The Atlantic Shearwater has the same sound as the grey-faced Shearwater. It mainly feeds on cephalopods (especially squid) and some mid-ocean fishes.
The Atlantic Shearwater is an endangered species that is in danger of extinction.
Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.
Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!
Location
The Atlantic Shearwater is found in central and southern Africa (including the southern Arabian Peninsula, the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (Tropic of Cancer)), 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)).
Atlantic Shearwaters are found in the upper and middle oceans, breeding on oceanic islands.
Form
The Atlantic shearwater is 40-43 cm long; Weight 420-720 g (abnormal 310 g); Wingspan 104 cm.