Mbalame yotchedwa blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea) ndi mbalame yaing'ono ya m'nyanja yamtundu wa shearwater ndi petrel, Procellariidae. Petrel yaying'ono iyi ndi membala yekhayo wamtundu wa Halobaena, koma amagwirizana kwambiri ndi prions. Imagawidwa ku Southern Ocean koma imaswana kuzilumba zingapo, zonse kufupi ndi Antarctic Convergence zone. Nthenga za petrel za buluu nthawi zambiri zimakhala za buluu-imvi, ndi "M" wakuda wotambasula kumtunda kuchokera kunsonga yamapiko kupita kunsonga yamapiko. Ili ndi chipewa chakuda chodziwika bwino komanso masaya oyera. Ndi yoyera pansi kusiyana ndi zigamba zakuda m'mbali mwa khosi. Mchira wa square uli ndi nsonga yoyera. Ili ndi bilu yowonda yakuda. Ndi 26–32 cm (10–13 mu) m’litali, ndi mapiko otalikirana 62–71 cm (24–28 mu) ndipo amalemera pafupifupi 200 g (7.1 oz).[1]

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  1. Marchant, S.; Higgins, P.G., eds. (1990). "Halobaena caerulea Blue Petrel" (PDF). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds. Volume 1: Ratites to ducks; Part A, Ratites to petrels. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. pp. 508–515. ISBN 978-0-19-553068-1.