Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)

About Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Tubenoses
• Family: Albatrosses

The blue petrel 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.

Source: Wikipedia