Blue petrel

The blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea) is a small seabird in the shearwater and petrel family, Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena, but is closely allied to the prions. It is distributed across the Southern Ocean but breeds at a few island sites, all close to the Antarctic Convergence zone.

Blue petrel
In flight
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Halobaena
Bonaparte, 1856
Species:
H. caerulea
Binomial name
Halobaena caerulea
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Procellaria caerulea
    Gmelin 1789
  • Halobaena caerulea victoriae
    (Mathews 1916)
  • Halobaena murphyi
    (Brooks 1917)
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