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Juan Fernandez Petrel

Juan Fernandez Petrel,Pterodroma externa

Pterodroma externa (Juan Fernandez Petrel) lays 1(rare 2) eggs per clutch, which are laid on the ground or in depressions and cracks in the ground. Both parents care for the chicks and leave about a week before they reach full plumage. The chicks develop on their fat stores and spend the non-breedin

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Scientific Name Juan Fernandez Petrel,Pterodroma externa
Length No textual research information is available
Weight No textual research information is available
Lifespan No textual research information is available
IUCN Status LC
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    Pterodroma externa (Juan Fernandez Petrel) lays 1(rare 2) eggs per clutch, which are laid on the ground or in depressions and cracks in the ground. Both parents care for the chicks and leave about a week before they reach full plumage. The chicks develop on their fat stores and spend the non-breeding season at sea, feeding on cuttlefish and small fish.

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    The upper body color is dark, the lower body color is light, the wings are long, and the tail is short and wedged.

    Distribution & Habitat

    It is distributed in Eurasia and northern Africa (including the whole of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Cancer, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas, Hengduan Mountains, Minshan Mountains, Qinling Mountains, and Huaihe River). 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), the Galapagos Islands (also known as the Colon Islands), Pacific Islands (including China's Taiwan Province, Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java and Papua New Guinea).
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