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Birds · Procellariiformes · Procellariidae
Snow Petrel
Pagodroma nivea
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The snow petrel is an entirely white seabird with black eyes and bill, one of only three bird species ever observed at the geographic South Pole. It breeds in rock crevices in Antarctica, sometimes more than three hundred kilometres from the coast, on rocky outcrops that emerge from the ice. It feeds on krill and fish at the edge of the pack ice and is one of the southernmost breeding birds on the planet.
Weight
293 g – 341 g
Size
30 cm – 40 cm
Life expectancy
20 years
