Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Magellanic Diving Petrel

Pelecanoides magellani

The Magellanic Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) is a 134 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

134 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

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