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Bulwer's Petrel

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Bulweria bulwerii

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[edit] Identification

25-29 cm. Dark brown plumage, pale diagonal bars across secondary coverts, long pointed tail, black and hooked bill, black legs and feet.

[edit] Distribution

Cape Verde Islands, Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Pelagic; breeds in rocky holes or under thick vegetation.

[edit] Behaviour

Nocturnal.

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

[edit] References

BTO Web

[edit] External Links

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