Short communications86 Marine Ornithology 26 The Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica breeds in Antarc-
tica, on a number of inland nunataks and on several coastal islands (van Franeker et al. in press). It has a circumpolar pelagic distribution, and is largely restricted to the extreme Southern Ocean, south of 63oS. Vagrants have been recorded from Africa, South America and Australia (Marchant &...
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| Summary: | tica, on a number of inland nunataks and on several coastal islands (van Franeker et al. in press). It has a circumpolar pelagic distribution, and is largely restricted to the extreme Southern Ocean, south of 63oS. Vagrants have been recorded from Africa, South America and Australia (Marchant & Higgins 1990). There are six previous records of this species in the African sector of the Southern Ocean; three records from the Prince Edward Islands and three records from South Africa (Table 1). All South African specimens were recorded south of 33oS, and during the species ’ non-breeding season, i.e. |
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