Least ConcernSouth American Fur Seal
Arctocephalus australis
One of the 6 petrels on WAnimals
Birds · Procellariiformes · Pelecanoididae
Pelecanoides urinatrix
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The common diving petrel is a small, stocky black-and-white seabird that flies with rapid, whirring beats just above the water and dives without slowing, going straight through the waves and carrying on in flight on the other side. It breeds in burrows dug on subantarctic islands and only enters the colony at night. It is the southern equivalent of the auks of the northern hemisphere, with no relationship to them at all.
Weight
105 g – 180 g
Size
20 cm – 25 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Pelecanoides urinatrix
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 11.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Diving-Petrel — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common diving-petrel.
