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| Halobaena caerulea |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: petrels, shearwaters |
Order: Procellariiformes |
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Blue petrel |
Prion bleu |
Petrel azulado |
Blausturmvogel |
| Migration: partial |
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adults aminly sedentary, juveniles dispersive |
Adults perhaps mainly sedentary; visit colonies intermittently during winter and probably remain in surrounding
area. Young birds more dispersive, occurring N to 20 S off Peru, and to 40 S in Atlantic and Indian Oceans;
also S to zone of pack ice. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |