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Seabirds
off the Cape: A Seasonal Table
This is seasonal table for all regularly occuring species
off the Cape, based on over 300 pelagic seabird trips over
the last 10 years. The authors gratefully acknowledge
Barrie Rose's assistance in preparing this table.
Colour codes refer to the percentage chance of enountering each species:
| Key
to colour codes |
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5-25% |
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50-75% |
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25-50% |
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75-100% |
| SPECIES |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
| Northern
Royal Albatross |
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| Wandering
Albatross |
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| Shy
Albatross |
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| Black-browed
Albatross |
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| Grey-headed
Albatross |
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| Yellow-nosed
Albatross (total) |
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sub-sp. chlororhynchus |
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| sub-sp.
bassi |
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| Southern
Giant Petrel |
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| Northern
Giant Petrel |
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| Antarctic
Fulmar |
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| Pintado
Petrel |
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| Great-winged
Petrel |
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| Soft-plumaged
Petrel |
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| Antarctic
Prion |
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| White-chinned
Petrel |
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| Spectacled
Petrel |
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| Cory's
Shearwater |
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| Great
Shearwater |
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| Flesh-footed
Shearwater |
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| Sooty
Shearwater |
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| Manx
Shearwater |
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| European
Storm Petrel |
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| Leach's
Storm Petrel |
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| Wilson's
Storm Petrel |
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| Black-bellied
Storm Petrel |
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| Cape
Gannet |
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| Arctic
Skua |
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| Long-tailed
Skua |
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| Pomarine
Skua |
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| Subantarctic
Skua |
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| Sabine's
Gull |
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| Arctic
Tern |
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