Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

MOPE

Code 6

PTEINE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Brown to black-brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Dark Gray
Forehead Color: White and gray
Nape Color: Dark Gray
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 33-36 cm (13-14 in)
Weight: 315 g (11.1 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White and gray.
Upperparts: White and gray.
Back Pattern: Solid, Scaled or Scalloped
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid, Scaled or Scalloped

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Dashing flight., Alternates high soaring arcs and glides with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 69-84 cm (27-33 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Mottled
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: White and gray.
Leg Color: Pink-brown

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