Blue Petrel

Halobaena caerulea - Prion bleu

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Procellariidés
Genus
:
Halobaena
Species
:
caerulea

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 32 cm
Wingspan
: 58 à 71 cm.
Weight
: 170 à 230 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Prion bleu,
Petrel azulado,
petrel-azul,
Blausturmvogel,
kék viharmadár,
Blauwe Stormvogel,
Petrello azzurro,
blåpetrell,
Blåpetrell,
hladinár modrý,
buřňák modravý,
Blå Petrel,
siniliitäjä,
Bloustormvoël,
petrell blau,
petrelek modry,
Голубой буревестник,
アオミズナギドリ,
蓝鹱,
藍鋸鸌,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subantarctic ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands