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;[[:Category:Pterodroma|Pterodroma]] hypoleuca | ;[[:Category:Pterodroma|Pterodroma]] hypoleuca | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 30 cm | + | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | Volcano, Bonin ([[Japan]]) and western [[Hawaii|Hawaiian]] islands; ranges to [[Polynesia]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Pelagic, except when breeding. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes fish and squid. | The diet includes fish and squid. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | Both sexes dig a 1-3m burrow nest in sand | + | Both sexes 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== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pterodroma+hypoleuca}} | {{GSearch|Pterodroma+hypoleuca}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1141&Bird_Image_ID=16911&Bird_Family_ID=123 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1141&Bird_Image_ID=16911&Bird_Family_ID=123 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Pterodroma]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Pterodroma]] |
Revision as of 21:12, 19 July 2010
- 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 includes fish and squid.
Breeding
Both sexes 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, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bonin Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bonin_Petrel