Relatively little is known of the diving abilities of procellariiform seabirds (albatrosses and petrels). Brooke (2004) summarizes depth data for only 18 species, a list that does not include the giant petrels Macronectes spp., although occasional surface diving has been

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Summary:Relatively little is known of the diving abilities of procellariiform seabirds (albatrosses and petrels). Brooke (2004) summarizes depth data for only 18 species, a list that does not include the giant petrels Macronectes spp., although occasional surface diving has been