Cape petrel
The Cape petrel (Daption capense), also called the Cape pigeon, pintado petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels, and the giant petrels. They are extremely common seabirds with an estimated population of around 2 million.
| Cape petrel | |
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| D. capense australe south east of Tasmania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Daption Stephens, 1826 |
| Species: | D. capense |
| Binomial name | |
| Daption capense | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Procellaria capensis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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