Daption

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Daption is a small genus of seabirds in the petrel family, best known for the Cape petrel that inhabits Southern Ocean waters.

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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

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Procellariidae containsTaxon Daption