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Revision as of 20:33, 12 February 2017
- 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
- 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.
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barau's Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barau%27s_Petrel
