Common Diving Petrel

The Common 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.

Distribution & Abundance: Common diving petrel have been recorded from waters ranging from the subtropics to the subantarctic, usually between 35° and 55°S. They are widely distributed over southern Australian and New Zealand waters. The average life expectancy of common diving petrel is believed to be no more than 3-4 years. Swamp Harriers, Kelp gull, skuas and giant-petrel take considerable numbers of adults and young each year. More

Aspects of the topic common diving petrel are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in diving petrel (bird)) ...evolution. Like the auks, black-and-white diving petrels are short-winged and heavy-bodied and use their wings for propulsion underwater. The smallest and most widespread is the common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix), about 16 cm (6. More

The common diving petrel is found in the Southern Ocean between 35º and 55º South latitude. They breed on islands off Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, and in the south Atlantic and Indian Oceans. There are four subspecies, two of which breed in New Zealand waters. They are found throughout the year in New Zealand coastal waters and around the outlying southern islands, including the subantarctic islands. They do not migrate. More

Common Diving Petrel Common Diving Petrel Latin name: Pelecanoides urinatrix Longevity: The average life expectancy of Common diving-petrel is believed to be no more than 3-4 years. Population: Several million pairs. Cites classified: Least Concern (IUCN, 2008) Where found: Common diving-petrel have been recorded from waters ranging from the subtropics to the sub-Antarctic, usually between 35° and 55°S. They are widely distributed over southern Australian and New Zealand waters. More

The Common Diving Petrel is very closely related to the South Georgian Diving Petrel. The only way to tell them apart is that the Common is slightly bigger, that they have different bill shapes, and that the South Georgian Diving Petrel has a black line on its leg, but the Common does not. South Georgia Island 593 Common Diving Petrels are tiny birds compared to other sea birds. More

The Common Diving Petrel ( Pelecanoides urinatrix), is a diving petrel, one of four very similar auk-like small petrels of the southern oceans. It is native to South Africa and islands of the southern Indian Ocean. This bird-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Diving_Petrel" Categories: Least Concern species | Pelecanoididae | Fauna of South Africa | Birds of Western Australia | GNU Free Documentation License. More

The Common Diving Petrel has black upperparts and white underparts. The sides of the face, neck and throat are mottled grey and the underwings are smoky grey. The stubby bill is black and the legs and feet are blue. They only call at their breeding colonies and the main calls are a harsh More

similar to common diving petrel in most aspects of their plumage and morphology. They are dark to black above and white below, with short, rounded wings, a stubby black bill, short cobalt-blue feet and legs. The feet and legs of adults become brighter during the breeding season. Distribution & Abundance: Their distribution at sea is not well known because it is difficult to separate South Georgian diving-petrel and the common diving petrel species at sea. More