Atlantic petrel

(Pterodroma incerta)

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Description

The Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta) is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean.It breeds in enormous colonies on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island,and ranges at sea from Brazil to Namibia,with most records at sea being to the west of the breeding islands,and along the subtropical convergence.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Procellariiformes
Family:Procellariidae
Genus:Pterodroma
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