Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Dijkstra's Roundtail Shelduck
- Scientific name: Pterodroma defilippiana, Defilippe's Petrel
- Classification: Waterfowl
- Family and genus: Procellariiformes, Procellariiidae, *Rhynchus*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 33 centimeters
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
Distributed in Central America (located between North and South America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, etc.), South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands), and the Galapagos Islands (also known as the Galapagos Islands).
Appearance
Forehead, lores, and throat white; crown and nape grey; back dark greyish-gray with white feather edges; underwings white; underparts white; upper tail coverts bluish-grey; tail feathers dark brown. Bill black; tarsi pink. Body length approximately 330 mm.
Detailed introduction
Defilippe's Petrel, scientifically known as Pterodroma defilippiana, feeds on invertebrates such as small fish, squid, and crustaceans. Some species often follow ships to hunt dead fish and food scraps discarded by humans.
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