Soft-plumaged Petrel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:adult_plumage similar to adults but duller
gptkbp:behavior pelagic
gptkbp:breeding_behavior variable
gptkbp:breeding_range 3 to 4 years
small colonies
gptkbp:breeding_season November to January
gptkbp:climate_impact vulnerable to climate change
gptkbp:clutch_size one egg
gptkbp:color hooked bill
gptkbp:coloration soft gray and white
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Soft-plumaged_Petrel
gptkbp:conservation habitat protection
gptkbp:conservation_efforts monitoring populations
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance not widely recognized
gptkbp:diet zooplankton
gptkbp:egg_color gptkb:white
gptkbp:egg_size about 60 mm
gptkbp:family gptkb:Procellariidae
gptkbp:first_described_by 1840
gptkbp:fledging_period approximately 10 weeks
gptkbp:flight_style dynamic and agile
gptkbp:foraging_behavior surface feeding
surface to 1 meter
gptkbp:habitat oceanic regions
open ocean
island burrows
gptkbp:habitat_preference gptkb:island
gptkbp:habitat_range temperate and polar waters
gptkbp:hair_color soft and downy
gptkbp:hatching_time about 50 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soft-plumaged Petrel
gptkbp:length 30 to 35 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:migration partial migrant
up to several thousand kilometers
during winter months
varied routes
gptkbp:nest_location remote islands
gptkbp:nest_material grass and feathers
gptkbp:nesting monogamous
April to August
gptkbp:nesting_site burrows
gptkbp:order gptkb:Procellariiformes
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:stable
gptkbp:predators seabirds
gptkbp:range Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Bulwer's_Petrel
gptkb:Flesh-footed_Shearwater
gptkbp:research_status studied but not extensively
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Pseudobulweria_macgillivrayi
gptkbp:social_behavior often seen alone
gptkbp:social_structure solitary or in small groups
gptkbp:tail_type forked tail
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization low, moaning calls
gptkbp:weight 300 to 500 g
gptkbp:wing_configuration long and narrow
gptkbp:wingspan 75 to 85 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pterodroma_mollis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7