Common Diving Petrel

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(New page: '''Common Name:''' Common Diving Petrel '''Scientific Name:''' Pelecanoides urinatrix '''Size:''' 7.9–9.8 inches (20-25 cm) '''Habitat:''' Southern Hemisphere; the Common Diving-petre...)
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'''Common Name:''' Common Diving Petrel
'''Common Name:''' Common Diving Petrel
'''Scientific Name:''' Pelecanoides urinatrix
'''Scientific Name:''' Pelecanoides urinatrix
'''Diet:''' Mostly crustaceans; they catch prey by wing-propelled diving, and are capable of diving to 60 m (200 ft). They are known to forage at night on vertically migrating plankton. Feeding is mostly done in the ocean near the shore, but sometimes in the deeper pelagic zone during non-breeding season, which is only 2 months of the year.
'''Diet:''' Mostly crustaceans; they catch prey by wing-propelled diving, and are capable of diving to 60 m (200 ft). They are known to forage at night on vertically migrating plankton. Feeding is mostly done in the ocean near the shore, but sometimes in the deeper pelagic zone during non-breeding season, which is only 2 months of the year.
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Breeding:''' The mating habits are not well documented, although pairs form monogamous relationships. Breeding colonies are large and there is about one nest per 1 square meter (11 sq ft). The nest is a burrow around 50 cm long with a chamber at the bottom which may or may not be lined with dried grass. Females lay a single white egg, which measures 38 x 29 mm, and is incubated for 53–55 days. The young are brooded for 10–15 days and fledgling occurs at 45–59 days. Both parents take care of the young, which are grey-grown when hatched. The life expectancy is 6.5 years.
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'''Breeding:''' The mating habits are not well documented, although pairs form monogamous relationships. Breeding colonies are large and there is about one nest per 1 square meter (11 sq ft). The nest is a burrow around 50 cm long with a chamber at the bottom which may or may not be lined with dried grass. Females lay a single white egg, which measures 38 x 29 mm, and is incubated for 53–55 days. The young are brooded for 10–15 days and fledgling occurs at 45–59 days. Both parents take care of the young, which are grey-grown when hatched. The life expectancy is 6.5 years.
'''Cool Facts:''' There are six subspecies, which vary in body measurements, particularly bill size:
'''Cool Facts:''' There are six subspecies, which vary in body measurements, particularly bill size:
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** ''P. u. urinatrix'' (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) Australia, North Island (New Zealand)
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* ''P. u. urinatrix'' (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) Australia, North Island (New Zealand)
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** ''P. u. chathamensis'' (Murphy & Harper, 1916) Stewart Island, Snares Islands, Chatham Islands (New Zealand)
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* ''P. u. chathamensis'' (Murphy & Harper, 1916) Stewart Island, Snares Islands, Chatham Islands (New Zealand)
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** ''P. u. exsul'' (Salvin, 1896) South Georgia, subantarctic islands of the Indian Ocean, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Island, Campbell Island
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* ''P. u. exsul'' (Salvin, 1896) South Georgia, subantarctic islands of the Indian Ocean, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Island, Campbell Island
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** ''P. u. dacunhae'' (Nicoll, 1906) Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island
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* ''P. u. dacunhae'' (Nicoll, 1906) Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island
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** ''P. u. berard'' (Gaimard, 1823) Falkland Islands
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* ''P. u. berard'' (Gaimard, 1823) Falkland Islands
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** ''P. u. coppingeri'' Mathews, 1912) uncertain, probably southern Chile
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* ''P. u. coppingeri'' Mathews, 1912) uncertain, probably southern Chile
'''Found in Songbird ReMix Seabirds Volume 2'''
'''Found in Songbird ReMix Seabirds Volume 2'''

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