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The '''South Georgia Diving-petrel''' or '''Georgian Diving-petrel''' (''Pelecanoides georgicus'') is a species of [[seabird]] in the [[diving-petrel]] family, Pelecanoididae. It nests in colonies on [[Subantarctic]] islands. It breeds on [[South Georgia]] in the south Atlantic and on the [[Prince Edward Islands]], [[Crozet Islands]], [[Kerguelen Islands]] and [[Heard Island]] in the southern Indian Ocean. In [[New Zealand]], it breeds on [[Codfish Island]] and formerly bred on the [[Auckland Islands]]. It disperses to surrounding seas and [[vagrancy in birds|vagrants]] have been recorded in the [[Falkland Islands]] and [[Australia]]. |
The '''South Georgia Diving-petrel''' or '''Georgian Diving-petrel''' (''Pelecanoides georgicus'') is a species of [[seabird]] in the [[diving-petrel]] family, Pelecanoididae. It nests in colonies on [[Subantarctic]] islands. It breeds on [[South Georgia]] in the south Atlantic and on the [[Prince Edward Islands]], [[Crozet Islands]], [[Kerguelen Islands]] and [[Heard Island]] in the southern Indian Ocean. In [[New Zealand]], it breeds on [[Codfish Island]] and formerly bred on the [[Auckland Islands]]. It disperses to surrounding seas and [[vagrancy in birds|vagrants]] have been recorded in the [[Falkland Islands]] and [[Australia]]. |
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The South Georgia Diving-petrel or Georgian Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) is a species of seabird in the diving-petrel family, Pelecanoididae. It nests in colonies on Subantarctic islands. It breeds on South Georgia in the south Atlantic and on the Prince Edward Islands, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands and Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. In New Zealand, it breeds on Codfish Island and formerly bred on the Auckland Islands. It disperses to surrounding seas and vagrants have been recorded in the Falkland Islands and Australia.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pelecanoides georgicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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