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South Georgian Diving-Petrel
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Author: Didier DescouensPermission(Reusing this file)I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.You are free:to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
The South Georgian Diving-Petrel is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
South Georgian diving-petrel return to their colonies in September-October and lay one egg. After 44-52 days of incubation, chicks hatch and are brooded by both parents. Chicks are fed mostly at night, and the nestling period is between 45-55 days. Diet and Feeding - South Georgian diving petrel feed mainly on marine crustaceans with some small fish and cephalopods. Breeding birds deliver meals to chicks, that are almost 20% of adult mass. More
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Original source: Collection Georges Declercq
Author: Collection Georges Declercq
Permission: Some rights reserved
Order : Procellariiformes
Family : Pelecanoididae
Genus : Pelecanoides
Species : georgicus
Authority : Murphy & Harper, 1916
Family : Pelecanoididae
Genus : Pelecanoides
Species : georgicus
Authority : Murphy & Harper, 1916