When an unwanted visitor enters the snow petrel's nest, it could cop a spray of thick, oily spit. Snow petrels are one of the few Antarctic seabirds to stay within the ice zone during winter They use ...

A snow petrel and its chick are seen near the Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica, Jan. 14, 2019. Chinese researchers have begun using infrared cameras to monitor Antarctica's ...

Almost no Antarctic petrels hatched in two important breeding colonies after powerful snowstorms swept through in 2021. Climate change is thought to be responsible for bringing more extreme weather to ...

Demographic parameters were estimated for snow petrels Pagodroma nivea nesting at Pointe Géologie Archipelago, Adélie Land, Antarctica between 1963 and 1990; 21 years of data on adult survival and 27 ...

The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to build nests and lay their eggs. However, from December 2021 to January ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The breeding biology of Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) at Robertskollen, a group of nunataks (isolated peaks of land) 130 km from the ...

Extreme levels of Antarctic snowfall brought about by climate change have caused entire populations of seabirds to fail to breed, scientists have warned. The researchers had been monitoring the nest ...

Snow petrel breed in harsh climatic conditions and are sensitive to minor climatic fluctuations in the Antarctic environment. (Photo: Wildlife Institute of India) Snow petrel breed in harsh climatic ...

Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate looking snow petrel. On a wind blasted Antarctic ...

Angelier, Frédéric, Moe, Borge, Blanc, Samuel, and Chastel, Olivier. 2009. "What Factors Drive Prolactin and Corticosterone Responses to Stress in a Long-Lived Bird ...