Cape Petrel
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The Cape Petrel is a striking black-and-white seabird of the Southern Ocean. It wheels just above the waves, snatching krill and fish in spray-filled winds, then gathers in noisy flocks at sub-Antarctic islands to breed on cliff ledges. Hardy and widespread, it is a familiar escort to polar ships.
Technical factsheet
Type:bird
Habitat:marine
Diet:carnivore
Continents:Antarctica, South America, Oceania, Africa
Size:80–90 cm wingspan
Weight:350–500 g
Activity:diurnal
Social behavior:colony
Lifespan:15–20 years in the wild
Habitat: The Cape Petrel can be found in Antarctica, Fr-s-antarctic-lands, New-zealand, Fiji, Uruguay, Ecuador, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Falkland-is, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, South-africa, Norway, France, Gabon, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Timor-leste, Togo, Madagascar, Sri-lanka