Petrel

Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. ^[1]

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Petrels
Procellariiformes
Seabirds

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) is a legally binding international agreement signed in 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2004 when South Africa ratified as the fifth Party to the Agreement. Petrel and agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels are Procellariiformes.

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Albatross

Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). Petrel and Albatross are seabirds.

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Antarctic petrel

The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell Seas.

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Auk

Auks or alcids are a group of birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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Austral storm petrel

Austral storm petrels, or southern storm petrels, are seabirds in the family Oceanitidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. Petrel and Austral storm petrel are seabirds.

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Bermuda petrel

The Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a gadfly petrel.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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Bryan Procter

Bryan Waller Procter (pseud. Barry Cornwall) (21 November 17875 October 1874) was an English poet who served as a Commissioner in Lunacy.

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Bulweria

Bulweria is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae named after English naturalist James Bulwer.

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Calonectris

Calonectris is a genus of seabirds.

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Cape petrel

The Cape petrel (Daption capense), also called the Cape pigeon, pintado petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae.

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Diving petrel

The diving petrels form a genus, Pelecanoides, of seabirds in the family Procellariidae.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Filter feeder

Filter feeders are aquatic animals that acquire nutrients by feeding on organic matters, food particles or smaller organisms (bacteria, microalgae and zooplanktons) suspended in water, typically by having the water pass over or through a specialized filtering organ.

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Fulmar

The fulmars are tubenosed seabirds of the family Procellariidae. Petrel and fulmar are seabirds.

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Gadfly petrel

The gadfly petrels or Pterodroma are a genus of about 35 species of petrels, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes.

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Giant petrel

Giant petrels form a genus, Macronectes, from the family Procellariidae, which consists of two living and one extinct species.

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Kerguelen petrel

The Kerguelen petrel (Aphrodroma brevirostris) is a small (36 cm long) slate-grey seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Northern storm petrel

Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus Hydrobates in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. Petrel and Northern storm petrel are seabirds.

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Pachyptila

Pachyptila is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae and the order Procellariiformes.

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Paraphyly

Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages.

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Pelagic zone

The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean and can be further divided into regions by depth.

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Prion (bird)

The prions or whalebirds are small petrels in the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena. Petrel and prion (bird) are bird common names.

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Procellaria

Procellaria is a genus of Southern Ocean long-winged seabirds related to prions, and within the order Procellariiformes.

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Procellariidae

The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. Petrel and Procellariidae are Procellariiformes and seabirds.

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Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Petrel and Procellariiformes are seabirds.

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Pseudobulweria

Pseudobulweria is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae. Petrel and Pseudobulweria are petrels.

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Puffinus

Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.

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Seabird

Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. Petrel and Seabird are seabirds.

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Shearwater

Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds in the petrel family Procellariidae. Petrel and Shearwater are bird common names and seabirds.

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Skua

The skuas are a group of predatory seabirds with seven species forming the genus Stercorarius, the only genus in the family Stercorariidae. Petrel and skua are seabirds.

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Snow petrel

The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica. Petrel and snow petrel are petrels.

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Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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William Dampier

William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651; died March 1715) was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrel

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Petrels

Procellariiformes

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