Bulwer's Petrel - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Dave 2x
Pengjia, Taiwan, September 2017

Bulweria bulwerii

Identification

Photo © by Yeray
Selvagem Islands, Madeira, August 2014

26–29 cm (10¼-11½ in); long tail and wings

• Dark brown plumage
• Pale diagonal bars across secondary coverts
• Long pointed tail
• Hooked black bill
• Black legs and feet

Distribution

Azores to Cape Verde Islands, Johnston and north-western Hawaiian islands.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Pelagic; breeds in rocky holes or under thick vegetation.

Behaviour

Nocturnal. Flies low over the sea.

Diet

The diet consists of plankton, squid and small fish which are picked from the surface in flight.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. BTO Web
3. Whatbird
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bulwer's Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bulwer%27s_Petrel

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