Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

White-headed Petrel

Pterodroma lessonii

The White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) is a 698 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

698 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

10

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