Spectacled Petrel

Procellaria conspicillata

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–5 m
• IUCN status: VU

This black and white petrel breeds only on Inaccessible Island in the South Atlantic and ranges widely across the open ocean the rest of the year. It feeds at the surface, seizing prey from the water and making shallow plunges, and follows fishing boats where longline hooks have long been a threat to its small population.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 405096.