Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) - HBW 1, p. 239
French: Pétrel de Schlegel
German: Schlegelsturmvogel
Spanish: Petrel de Schlegel
Other common names: Hooded/Schlegel's Petrel
Taxonomy: Procellaria incerta Schlegel, 1863, Mers australes, côtes de la Nouvelle Zélande, et Mers de l'Australie.
Has been considered sibling species of P. lessonii. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Atlantic, breeding at Tristan da Cunha and Gough I.
- Endangered Enlarge map
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Underwing flight shot as it overtook the ship
Locality Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (Monotypic species)
Alan Tate 1 April 2006 2 years ago 3.4 -
In flight
Locality South Georgia
Martin Hale 24 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
Bird following the ship off South Georgia Coast.
Locality South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 19 October 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
Bird following the ship off South Georgia Coast.
Locality South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 19 October 2010 1 year ago 3
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