"Antarctic pigeon with a capital M between the wings of the back" #Travel # #Travel # #Travel # #Antarctic # Antarctic Pigeon # #Bird Watching # #Adventure # Explore Antarctica on an expedition ship and enjoy bird watching around the Southern Ocean, from the incredible solo albatross of the accompanying ship to the social birds that choose the land, cormorants will struggle to dive into the sea to feed near the land, and only a few birds will breed on the continent. In addition to the flightless penguins in Antarctica, there are more than 20 species of birds that are more common, such as albatrosses, petrels, seagulls and cormorants...
The Antarctic prion (English: The Antarctic prion, scientific name: Pachyptila desolata) is a small seabird of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters, south of 50° S latitude, they have a total of six subspecies, the appearance and habits are very close, the main difference is the shape of the beak, above blue-gray and black, below white, there is a black "M" between the wings of the back, the upper tail has a black tip, blue-gray beak, blue legs and feet.
Antarctic pigeons breed in many islands around the Southern Ocean, of which an estimated 22 million pairs are bred in South Georgia, while the rest breed in South Sandwich, South Orkney, South Shetland, Croze, Kyrgylen, Hurd, Macquarie and Scott Islands, and possibly in some locations on the Antarctic continent. They nest in caves or crevices in rocks in low forests or under grass. At sea, antarctic pigeons are mainly south of the Antarctic convergence zone, including between ice floes north of New Zealand and 50° south latitude in summer.
Antarctic pigeons usually survive in large colonies, returning in late October and giving birth in mid-to-late December each year, with the cubs leaving their habitat from mid-March to early April and staying in southern Africa from around May to August. Antarctic pigeons often appear in large flocks at sea, sometimes mixed with Halobaena caerulea and other birds, and fly with larger vessels. Antarctic pigeons feed mainly on small pelagic crustaceans, as well as small squid, fish and gastropods. Hunting is mainly through shallow water diving, dipping the head and neck into 10 cm, or catching the prey out of the water when flying in the wind and water.
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