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Alternative name: Dark-rumped Petrel

Photo by Swiss7
Galapagos, Ecuador, July 2009
Pterodroma phaeopygia

Identification

Distribution

Breeds in the Galapagos Islands; ranges from Clipperton Island to northern Peru

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Upperside showing the dark rump (click on image for larger version)
Photo by Swiss7
Galapagos, Ecuador, July 2009

Pelagic when not breeding.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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