Aphrodroma brevirostris (Lesson, 1831)
Kerguelen petrel
Kerguelen petrel
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Family:  Procellariidae ()
Max. size:  36 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 324.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Vagrant in the Red Sea.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 2.74 cm; tarsus: 4.0 cm; wing: 26.0 cm.
Biology:  Dipping; pursuit diving; open-water (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known to occur during summer on the island, with a population of 40,000 breeding pairs. Horizontal foraging is oceanic while vertical foraging is on the surface (Ref. 89128). C: Refs. 89128, 84934.

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