Daption
E716820
Daption is a small genus of seabirds in the petrel family, best known for the Cape petrel that inhabits Southern Ocean waters.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| breedingRegion | Antarctic and subantarctic islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | Daption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | least concern (for Daption capense) ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Daption capense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Reinhold Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1777 ⓘ |
| diet |
krill
ⓘ
offal ⓘ small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution | Southern Ocean waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightCapability | strong flier ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | pelagic waters ⓘ |
| genusNameEtymology | derived from Ancient Greek "daption" meaning "little devourer" ⓘ |
| habitat | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeedingBehavior |
scavenging
ⓘ
surface seizing ⓘ |
| isA | seabird genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | highly pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
cliffs
ⓘ
rocky ledges ⓘ |
| notableFor | Cape petrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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