Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis ‡
Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2860 20181215
Notes: Medium sized. White underparts, dusky
wings (most show all-dark underwing), grey collar,
black eye-patch on whitish head. Rare dark morph.
Flight fast, zigzag progress, rapid wing beats
alternate w. glides.
Common winter visitor to W Aust. Year round E Aust., small
numbers peak
Nov–Apr.
Range from Morcombe©
