White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis

Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2977 20181215 - CLICK to see it w. smaller Sooty Shearwater.

Notes: Large, blackish-brown w. irregular white patch on chin. Bill robust, pale,
longish, strongly hooked; dark tubed nostrils. Black feet. Gliding flight w. tail
slightly fanned & held in slight bow. Usually singly, in spring/summer.
Breeds sub-Antarctic islands in burrows.

Range from Morcombe^©

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_7650 20200207 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_8007 20200207 Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2346 20181215 Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2516 20181215 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, SE Tas IMG_5157 20210605 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas MVI_7656 20200207 - w. large albatrosses & tiny storm-petrels

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