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The soft-plumaged petrel is a medium-sized petrel. Its plumage is dark grey and white, and its wings are narrow and with a pointed tail distinct in flight. It has a dark grey head with prominent white feathers on the cheeks and throat. There is a white speckling on forehead along with a prominent dark eye patch. Its underside is mostly white, which turned dark grey at underwings. The bill is black and about 25–32 mm long and has a sharp hook. Its legs are pink with black on the outer webs and toes. There is also the dark morph, which is another variation of the petrel.
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When to see the Soft-plumaged Petrel
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Soft-plumaged Petrel
The map shades 11 countries with regular records, and 5 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Namibia, Réunion.
About the Soft-plumaged Petrel
The soft-plumaged petrel is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.
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Easily confused with
Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygiaThe Galápagos and Hawaiian petrels are very similar.
Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectataThe mottled petrel or kōrure is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.
White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessoniiThe white-headed petrel distinct with a pale white head and prominent dark eye patch.
Side by side: Barau's Petrel vs Soft-plumaged Petrel · Galapagos Petrel vs Soft-plumaged Petrel · Soft-plumaged Petrel vs White-headed Petrel
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