How big does the White-Headed Petrel get?

The White-Headed Petrel grows to about 46 cm.

White-Headed Petrel

Pterodroma lessonii

Group: Other
Max size: 46 cm
IUCN status: LC

A large gull grey petrel with a pale head, it wanders the open Southern Ocean, seizing food from the surface and scavenging in the wake of waves. It comes to land only to breed, and around a hundred thousand pairs nest on scattered subantarctic islands.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae › Pterodroma

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 212642.

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How big does the White-Headed Petrel get?: The White-Headed Petrel grows to about 46 cm.