Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

The Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata) is a 316 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

316 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

12

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