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Latest revision as of 20:09, 22 April 2024
- Pterodroma hypoleuca
Identification
30 cm
- White head and body
- Black cap and facial markings
- Pale grey upperparts
- Dark primaries and wing coverts (creating a M mark over the back)
- White underwing with dark edges
- Dark grey tail
- Dark half collar on breast
- Short black hooked bill
- Pink legs and feet with dark patches
Distribution
Volcano, Bonin (Japan) and western Hawaiian islands; ranges to Polynesia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Pelagic, except when breeding.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of fish and squid.
Breeding
Both adults dig a 1-3m burrow nest in sand. The single egg is incubated by both parents for 50 days. The young fledge about 80 days later.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bonin Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bonin_Petrel