Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Kerguelen Petrel

Aphrodroma brevirostris

The Kerguelen Petrel (Aphrodroma brevirostris) is a 357 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

357 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

11

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