Madeiran storm petrel
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The Madeiran storm petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the North Atlantic known for its fluttering flight over open ocean and its breeding colonies on remote islands such as the Savage Islands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| white-faced storm petrel | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ storm petrel ⓘ |
| activityPattern | visits colonies at night ⓘ |
| authority | Harcourt, 1851 ⓘ |
| behavior |
nocturnal
ⓘ
pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialName | Hydrobates castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
Azores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cabo Verde Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeira archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Savage Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Madeiran petrel
ⓘ
Madeiran storm petrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
other small marine invertebrates ⓘ planktonic crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| distribution |
North Atlantic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Atlantic islands ⓘ |
| family | Hydrobatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle | fluttering flight close to the sea surface ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
picking prey from water surface while in flight
ⓘ
surface feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Hydrobates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
North Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ pelagic waters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestingHabitat |
burrows
ⓘ
remote oceanic islands ⓘ rock crevices ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
mostly dark
ⓘ
pale rump patch ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays a single egg per breeding attempt ⓘ |
| scientificName | Hydrobates castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | small seabird ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
human disturbance at nesting sites
ⓘ
introduced predators at breeding colonies ⓘ light pollution near colonies ⓘ |
| vocalization | gives calls mainly at night in breeding colonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
white-faced storm petrel