Bulwer's petrel

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Bulwer's petrel is a small, dark-plumaged oceanic seabird of tropical and subtropical waters, known for its graceful gliding flight and nocturnal nesting habits on remote islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
species
activityPattern nocturnal at breeding colonies
billColor black
binomialName Bulweria bulwerii NERFINISHED
bodyLength about 25 centimetres
bodyMass about 85 grams
breedingHabitat remote oceanic islands
breedingRange Azores NERFINISHED
Canary Islands NERFINISHED
Cape Verde Islands NERFINISHED
Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED
Macaronesian islands NERFINISHED
Madeira NERFINISHED
northwest African islands
breedingSite burrows
rock crevices
stone walls
class Aves
clutchSize one egg
commonName Bulwer's petrel NERFINISHED
diet crustaceans
small fish
squid
distribution Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
family Procellariidae NERFINISHED
flightStyle graceful gliding
foragingStrategy dipping while in flight
surface seizing
genus Bulweria NERFINISHED
habitat open ocean
subtropical waters
tropical waters
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
legColor blackish
lifespan long-lived for its size
migrationPattern highly pelagic outside breeding season
namedAfter James Bulwer NERFINISHED
nestingBehavior colonial nester
nocturnal at nest sites
order Procellariiformes NERFINISHED
parentalCare biparental chick rearing
biparental incubation
phylum Chordata
plumageColor dark brown
reproductiveStrategy monogamous pair bonds
tailShape long and wedge-shaped
taxonRank species
threat habitat disturbance at breeding sites
introduced predators at colonies
light pollution near colonies
vocalizationContext mainly at night at colonies
wingspan about 68 centimetres

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Savage Islands fauna Bulwer's petrel
Ilhas Selvagens hasBreedingSpecies Bulwer's petrel