Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826)
White-headed petrel
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Family:  Procellariidae ()
Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 732.0 g
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 3.89 cm; tarsus: 4.66 cm; wing: 31.32 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 40 to 46 cm; Wingspan: 109 cm (Ref. 8812). Total population is about 100,000 breeding pairs (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; offshore, pelagic (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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