Zino's Petrel - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Madeira Petrel

Zino's Petrel above; Fea's Petrel below
Photo by tomjenner
Specimen from the British Museum, Tring

Pterodroma madeira

Identification

32-34cm
Grey back and wings, with a dark "W" marking across the wings. The undersides of the wings are dark and the belly is white

Distribution

Madeira

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Mountains

Behaviour

It nests in burrows.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zino's Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zino%27s_Petrel

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