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Antarctic petrel

Thalassoica antarctica (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 645 g to 708.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
Photo: Nigel Voaden from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Antarctic petrel

Weight
645 g – 708.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1 m – 1.1 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the Antarctic petrel?

ANTARCTIC PETREL · WINGSPAN 1.1 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.1 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the Antarctic petrel is about 65% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the Antarctic petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the Antarctic petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell Seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive from both the surface and the air.

From the Wikipedia article “Antarctic petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antarctic_petrel&oldid=1382321952), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the Antarctic petrel endangered?

The Antarctic petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the Antarctic petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusThalassoica
  7. SpeciesThalassoica antarctica (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Procellaria antarctica, Procellaria lugubris

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Antarktiese StormvoëlAfrikaans
  • نوء القطب الجنوبيArabic
  • petrell antàrticCatalan
  • buřňák antarktickýCzech
  • pedryn yr AntarctigWelsh
  • SydpetrelDanish
  • AntarktiksturmvogelGerman
  • Antarktik-SturmvogelGerman
  • AntarktissturmvogelGerman
  • antarkta petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel antárticoSpanish
  • antarktika tormilindEstonian
  • jäämyrskyliitäjäFinnish
  • Fulmar antarctiqueFrench
  • Pétrel antarctiqueFrench
  • bjelokrili burnjakCroatian
  • antarktiszi hojszaHungarian
  • Petrello antarticoItalian
  • ナンキョクフルマカモメJapanese
  • antarktinis audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Antarctische stormvogelDutch
  • antarktispetrellNorwegian
  • petrel antarktycznyPolish
  • pardela-antárcticaPortuguese
  • petrel-do-antárticoPortuguese
  • pintado-antárcticoPortuguese
  • Антарктический буревестникRussian
  • fulmar tmavochrbtýSlovak
  • Antarktička burnicaSerbian
  • Antarktik FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • буревісник антарктичнийUkrainian
  • 南极鹱Chinese
  • 南極鸌Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the Antarctic petrel

Other species in the same family Procellariidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Antarctic petrel?

An adult Antarctic petrel weighs 645 g – 708.4 g and has a wingspan of 1 m – 1.1 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Antarctic petrel endangered?

The Antarctic petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the Antarctic petrel?

The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-petrel

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BibTeX
@misc{antarctic_petrel_2026,
  title = {Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}