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Petrel, Herald
 
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Scientific Name:
Pterodroma heraldica
Location(s):
Africa, Brazil, Chile, Europe, Global, Indian Ocean Islands, Mauritius, Portugal, Solomon Islands, South America, Western Europe and Scandinavia Read more
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IUCN
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or ...
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Wikipedia
The petrel has various color morphs: dark and light, as well as intermediates between the two. There are two separate populations, one occurring in the south Pacific, sometimes seen in Hawaii; the other occurring in the south Atlantic, nesting off Brazil, with regular sightings in the Gulf Stream off the southeastern United States. The little-known Pacific subspecies Pterodroma (arminjoniana) heraldica may be a distinct species (confusingly also called Herald Petrel). It uses oceanic islands and atolls, nesting on cliff ledges, ridges or rocky slopes. On some islands, nesting birds are threatened by feral cats and rats. ...
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