Blue Petrel

The Blue Petrel, Halobaena caerulea, is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena but is closely allied to the prions.

The Blue Petrel is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Blue Petrel, Halobaena caerulea, is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena but is closely allied to the prions. Contents - * 1 Taxonomy * 2 Etymology * 3 Description * 4 Behavior * 4. More

Soft-plumaged Petrel, Blue Petrels and Fairy Prion (southern) - Conservation issues * 2.1 General Introduction * 2.2 Taxonomy * 2.3 Distribution * 2.4 Population Size and Trend * 2.5 Breeding Biology, Ecology and Diet * 2.6 Threats specific to the Soft-plumaged Petrel, Blue Petrel and Fairy prion (southern) * 2. More

Population census of blue petrels Halobaena caerulea at Mayes Island, Iles Kerguelen ... Population census of blue petrels Halobaena caerulea at Mayes Island, Iles Kerguelen ...petrel (Halobaena caerulea) is a small... More

Like all procellariids the Blue Petrels are colonial, nesting in large colonies which are visited at night to avoid being taken by skuas. Blue petrels lay a single egg in a nest inside a burrow. Both parents incubate the egg for around 50 days. After hatching the chick takes around 55 days to fledge. Their colonies can be found on Marion Island and Prince Edward Island-(of the Prince Edward Islands), the Crozet Islands, the Kerguelen archipelago, Macquarie Island and South Georgia. More

The Blue Petrels are circumpolar, breeding on many sub Antarctic islands but not in the New Zealand region. They are sedentary during the summer breeding periods but then range widely through the southern oceans between the pack ice and about 40 degrees south. Diet is mainly crustaceans, small fish and squid, taken from the sea surface by dipping in flight or while the bird is swimming. They occasionally follow ships or feeding whales. The ornithologist W.R.B. More

The Blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea), is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae. They can be found on Marion Island and Prince Edward Island, the Crozet Islands, the Kerguelen archipelago, Macquarie Island and South Georgia. At sea they range widely from Australia to South Africa, South America and Antarctica. The Blue petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena. More

A recent study of blue petrel hatchlings at South Africa's remote Marion Island showed that 90 per cent of the baby chicks examined had plastic in their digestive systems, apparently fed to them accidentally by their parents.Plastic Pollution and the Plight of the Planet by Marlene Affeld / News, opinion and commentary communityFor short-range navigation in species such as the blue petrel, a bird can distinguish by smell its own burrow from that of another bird of the same species, says Bonadonna. More