Barau's Petrel - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Rob Hynson
Sydney pelagic, Australia, February 2013

Pterodroma baraui

Identification

38cm

• Black cap
• White forehead
• Grey-brown upperparts
• "M" design across wings and back
• White underparts
• Dark trailing edges to underwing

Distribution

Breeds on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean; otherwise pelagic in the south Indian Ocean, and the southern Arabian Sea, but range is unclear.

Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

Habitat

Pelagic.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes small fish.

Breeding

Colonial breeders. They dig burrows into the forest floor at around 2400-2700m above sea level. A single egg is laid.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barau's Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barau%27s_Petrel

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