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Soft-plumaged Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It breeds on islands in the Southern Hemisphere.

Black-browed Albatross

Animals; Birds

The Black-browed Albatross or Black-browed Mollymawk,(3) Thalassarche melanophrys, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae, and it is the most widespread and common albatross.

Black-capped Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma.

Atlantic Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean. It breeds in enormous colonies on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.

Providence Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri) is a species that burrows in one location; isolated Lord Howe Island, some 800km from the Australian mainland in the Tasman Sea.

Mottled Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. This species is highly pelagic, rarely approaching land, except to nest and rear young.

Great Crested Grebe

Animals; Birds

The Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, is a member of the grebe family of water birds.

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