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Galapagos Petrel

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Photo by Swiss7Galapagos, Ecuador, July 2009
Photo by Swiss7
Galapagos, Ecuador, July 2009

Alternative name: Dark-rumped Petrel

Pterodroma phaeopygia

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[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in the Galapagos Islands; ranges from Clipperton Island to northern Peru

Upperside showing the dark rump (click on image for larger version)Photo by Swiss7Galapagos, Ecuador, July 2009
Upperside showing the dark rump (click on image for larger version)
Photo by Swiss7
Galapagos, Ecuador, July 2009

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] 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.

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