Pintado petrel
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The pintado petrel, also called the Cape petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to
Daption capense capense, at sea off Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 08
D. c. capense in flight, upperwing pattern; off Cape of Good Hope
D. c. capense in flight, underwing pattern; off Cape of Good Hope
D. c. capense or intergrade with D. c. australe, southeast of Tasmania
Fulmar
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The fulmars are tube-nosed seabirds in the family Procellariidae. The family includes two extant species, and two extinct fossil species from the Miocene.
Pintado petrel
…single clear white egg, which is incubated for 45 days by both sexes. The egg usually measures 53 by 38 millimetres (2.1 in × 1.5 in). Like most other fulmars, they will defend their nest by spitting stomach oil. Skuas in particular will prey on pintado petrel eggs and chicks. Upon hatching, the chick is…
Fulmarus glacialis on cliff
A northern fulmar in flight
A tail-piece wood engraving in Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds, Volume 2: Water Birds, 1804
The catch of fulmars on St Kilda; George Washington Wilson, August 1884