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Antarctic petrel

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Also known as: Thalassoica antarctica

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breeding habits in Antarctica

In Antarctica: Birds
but only three—the emperor penguin, Antarctic petrel, and South Polar (McCormick’s) skua—breed exclusively on the continent or on nearby islands. An absence of mammalian land predators and the rich offshore food supply make Antarctic coasts a haven for immense seabird rookeries. Penguins, of the order Sphenisciformes, symbolize this polar region,…
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type of petrel

In petrel
…pure white species, and the Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), 42 cm, a brown-and-white-pied species, are rarely seen outside Antarctic waters.
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