Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
About the Blue Petrel
The blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea) is a small seabird in the shearwater and petrel family, Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena, but is closely allied to the prions. It is distributed across the Southern Ocean but breeds at a few island sites, all close to the Antarctic Convergence zone.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Chile, France in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominicarecording
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiirecording
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticarecording
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisrecording
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxrecording
- California QuailCallipepla californicarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.