SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL

(Pterodroma mollis)

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Roberts VI / VII 24 / 509
Clements 2000 11.0230
Howard & Moore 2
(CBOS 5)
11-24

 

A medium sized petrel (35 cm) found in the Atlantic and S Indian Oceans. It breeds on the islands of Madeira, Cape Verde, Tristan da Cunha, Marion, Gough and elsewhere. A common non breeding visitor to SA. It lives on cephalopods and fish

 

List of Stamps showing Soft-plumaged Petrel

Country

SG

Michel

Year

Value

French Southern & Antarctic Territories 0139 0136 1980 1f
Madeira 0233 0114 1987 125e
Tristan da Cunha 0223 0225 1977 4p
Tristan da Cunha 0843   2005 £2