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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES

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ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES  

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  • Phylum Chordata. Class Aves. Order Procellariformes. Albatross family are colonial birds among the largest flying seabirds with a strong sharp-edged bill, the upper mandible ending in a large hook characterized by tubes along the sides of the bill that measure airspeed in flight. Petrel family are exclusively pelagic, colonial birds that refer to all Procellariforme families except Albatross family. (en)

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  • 2017-03-15 08:41:44.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Phylum Chordata. Class Aves. Order Procellariformes. Albatross family are colonial birds among the largest flying seabirds with a strong sharp-edged bill, the upper mandible ending in a large hook characterized by tubes along the sides of the bill that measure airspeed in flight. Petrel family are exclusively pelagic, colonial birds that refer to all Procellariforme families except Albatross family. language code: en);

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