Deep Forest Canopy
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Shearwaters and Petrels

Gray Petrel

Procellaria cinerea

The grey petrel, also called the gray petrel, brown petrel, pediunker or grey shearwater, is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae, or petrel family. It is pelagic and occurs in the open seas of the Southern Hemisphere, mainly between 32°S and 58°S.

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