GREY PETREL

(Procellaria cinerea)

Also known as Brown Petrel

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Roberts VI / VII 33 / 521
Clements 2000 11.0480
Howard & Moore 2
(CBOS 5)
11-50

 

 
A large bird (50 cm) with a heavy build. It is found throughout the southern oceans and breeds on numerous islands. It is a rare non breeding visitor to the Cape seas in summer and a vagrant to Natal waters. It feeds on cephalopods, fish and offal.

 

List of Stamps showing Grey Petrel

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No stamps issued