Blue Petrel

Halobaena caerulea

Least Concern

The Blue Petrel is a tubenose seabird of subantarctic and Antarctic islands and southern oceans. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Blue Petrel Range — Resident or seasonal range in subantarctic and Antarctic islands and southern oceans

Population

≈ Unknown

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