- Bulweria bulwerii
Identification
25-29 cm
- 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.
Diet
The diet includes plankton, squid and small fish which are picked from the surface in flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BTO Web
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bulwer's Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bulwer%27s_Petrel