Juan Fernandez Petrel
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Juan Fernandez Petrel
- Aliases:Juan Fernandez Petrel,Pterodroma externa
- Outline:Waterfowl
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Feature
Details
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.
Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.
Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!
Location
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).
Form
The upper body color is dark, the lower body color is light, the wings are long, and the tail is short and wedged.