Cape Petrel

The Cape Petrel is the only known member of the genus Daption and is in turn a member of the procellariidae family and Procellariiformes order. There appears to be a sub-group within the family consisting of the Giant Petrels, the members of Fulmarus, the Antarctic Petrel, and the Snow Petrel.

The Cape Petrel is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Cape Petrel, Daption capense, also called Cape Pigeon or Pintado Petrel, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels, and the Giant Petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar. They are extremely common seabirds with an estimated population of around 2 million birds. More

Cape Petrel (Daption capense) - The food of the Cape Pigeon is as varied as its voracity is increadible. It may be called a glutton, in the human meaning of the word, not only because of its appetite but equally because each Cape Pigeon seems to dislike to see another eating as much as it enjoys the process itself!...... More

Cape Petrel chicks fledge after 45 days in March. Eggs: White. Hibernation: During the summer, Cape Petrels feed close to Antarctica's shelf; during the winter they range much further, reaching Angola, Australia and even the Galapagos Islands. Hunting Habits: They take their food by surface seizing, plunging under the water and filtering the water. They also regularly follow fishing vessels to feed on anything edible thrown overboard and feed on carcasses at sea. More

The Cape Petrel, Daption capense, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar, Cape Pigeon, or Pintado Petrel The Cape Petrel has two subspecies, D. c. capense and D. c. australe. The Cape Petrel is a distinctive-looking medium-sized procellariid with an entirely black head and neck. More

Physical description: Cape petrel (Daption capense) are distinctively patterned black-and-white on their upperparts, while their underparts are mostly white. The chin and throat are blackish and the tail has a blackish tip. The underwing is white with black margins, and the bill, legs and feet are all black. Distribution & Abundance: Cape petrel breed in colonies on the Antarctic continent, subtemperate islands near New Zealand and on subantarctic islands, in the South Atlantic and the South Indian Oceans. More

The Cape Petrel is a distinctive-looking medium-sized procellariid with an entirely black head and neck. The belly and breast is white; the underwing is white with a black border. Its back and upperwings are speckled black and white, and the tail is white with black speckles and a terminal band of black. This plumage pattern is unique amongst the procellarids. When fully grown, their wings span 86 cm and they are 39 cm long. More

Cape Petrel, Daption capense = Cape Petrel, Daption capense by Dave Walsh Photography. Here's a photo that I somehow didn't notice before... taken in the Antarctic, January 2007. Cape Petrel, Daption capense, also known as the cape pigeon, pintado petrel, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels. More

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Cape Petrels breed on numerous islands surrounding Antarctica. A few pairs nest as far north as New Zealand's Auckland Islands, the Chatham Islands and Campbell Island; the majority of the species nest further south. The species' stronghold is on the Antarctic Peninsula and the islands of the Scotia Sea. They also breed on other sites on the Antarctic mainland, as well as South Georgia, the Balleny Islands, and Kerguelen Island. More

Flock of cape petrels on the water's surface Flock of cape petrels on the water's surfacePrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: Cape pigeon, pintado petrel French: Damier Du Cap Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Procellariiformes Family More

* Cape Petrel Daption capense, * Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea. * The prions: A specialised group of a few very numerous species, all southern. They have a small, fulmar-like form and mostly filter-feed on zooplankton. More

The Cape Petrel has two subspecies, D. c. capense and D. c. australe. pets No cape petrel pets yet! pictures No cape petrel pictures yet! videos No cape petrel videos yet! owners No cape petrel owners yet! blogs No cape petrel blogs yet! This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

Cape Petrels Daption capense at glacier face Image: 54T5287-01 Buy/Enquire/Request Image Add Photo to Lightbox View Larger Photo View your Lightbox Order Print of Photo Cape Petrels (Daption capense) - at glacier face. More

The Cape Petrel (someone called it the 'magpie' of Antarctica) has careless splodges of black and white across its wings while the Antarctic Petrel has neater more symmetrical markings. The smaller and darker Wilson's Petrel is satisfying to see just because sightings are rarer. On the other hand the Light Mantled Sooty Albatross is like an old friend and the Southern Giant Petrels always make you smile to see them settled like ducks in the water. I like them all. More

Cape Petrel Daption capense = Described by: Linnaeus (1758) Alternate common name(s): Pintado Petrel, Cape Pigeon, Pied Petrel, Spotted Petrel, Black-and-white Petrel, Cape Fulmar Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs off Cape Town, South Africa - Date unknown More

The Cape petrel, also known as the 'painted one' because of the striking pattern on its back and wings is a dark brown-black and white petrel smaller than the Antarctic Petrel. They breed on cliff ledges. An commom 'ship-follower,' the Cape petrel eats just about anything edible thrown overboard. These pigeon sized birds nest on the sea cliffs and in rock crevices and can live for 15 to 20 years. Great-winged Petrel The Great-winged petrel is an all dark-brown gadfly petrel found in the 'Roaring Forties. More

identified as a Cape Petrel (Daption capensis). This bird was seen by some of the other people on the boat including Robert O. Paxton and Richard Stallcup, who also agreed upon the subsequent identification. The following description is taken from my notes: Upperparts: entire head including the nape, sides of the head and throat, dark blackish-brown; back and scapulars sooty-brown boldly speckled with white; color of the rump and tail not noted. More

Also known as Cape Petrel (C) and previously as Cape Pigeon or Cape Hen Previous Return to Individual Index Next Return to WWF Index Roberts VI / VII 21 / 504 Clements 2000 11. More