WhatBird | identify birds | bird identification guide | north america MadSciNet: The 24-hour exploding laboratory. Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) » Planet of Birds [order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides urinatrix | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Common Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure plongeur | [DE] Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco Comun | [NL] Alkstormvogeltje Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the Southern Hemisphere. Common diving petrel are dark to black above and white below, with short, rounded wings, a stubby black bill, short cobalt-blue feet and legs. Southern Ocean : widespread. This species can normally occurs over inshore waters but can also be found over offshore waters. breeding season is variable according to locality, forming colonies with up to 1500 individuals in burrows on steep slopes and also on flat ground of oceanic islands. Diet comprises mainly of planktonic crustaceans which are caught under water in pursuit-diving either from the surface or after plunging.
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