Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Cape Petrel (Daption capense) - HBW 1, p. 236
French: Damier du Cap
German: Kapsturmvogel
Spanish: Petrel Damero
Other common names: Cape Pigeon/Fulmar, Pintado/Pied/Spotted/Black and white Petrel
Taxonomy: Procellaria capensis Linnaeus, 1758, Cape of Good Hope.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- capense (Linnaeus, 1758) - Antarctica and islands of subantarctic from South Georgia E to Heard I.
- australe Mathews, 1913 - islands of New Zealand area.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Birds sitting on a rock, then taking off Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp capense)
Laurent Demongin 25 September 2008 2 years ago 39 sec 5 -
A bird sitting on a rock and calling Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp capense)
Laurent Demongin 25 September 2008 2 years ago 39 sec 5 -
A bird flicking its wings and feeding in the water Locality South Georgia (ssp capense)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 October 2000 4 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
Birds flying and pecking food around a Leopard Seal eating a King Penguin Locality Right Whale Bay, South Georgia (ssp capense)
Laurent Demongin 30 September 2008 2 years ago 22 sec 4 -
Birds swimming and pecking food around a Leopard Seal and Giant Petrels eating a King Penguin Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp capense)
Laurent Demongin 25 September 2008 2 years ago 49 sec 4 -
Several birds swimming near a boat, pecking at water, in presence of other seabirds having been attracted in by presence of food Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australe)
Brooke Clibbon 3 December 2005 5 years ago 19 sec 4
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Bird landing on the sea
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australe)
Georges Olioso 23 November 2005 2 years ago 4.3 -
Adult
Locality Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 17 July 2009 27 weeks ago 4.3 -
A cape petrel flying off the South Island coast.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp capense)
Rémi Bigonneau 29 August 2010 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australe)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 20 weeks ago 4.1 -
An adult flying.
Locality Scotia Sea (ssp capense)
Christophe Gouraud 2 October 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
One bird sitting on the water
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp capense)
Rémi Bigonneau 29 August 2010 12 weeks ago 4
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A bird calling while sitting on rocks Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
(ssp capense)
Laurent Demongin 25 September 2008 2 years ago 4.5
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