Pterodroma
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Pterodroma is a genus of medium-sized, often long-distance migratory gadfly petrels known for their agile flight over open oceans and typically remote island breeding sites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pterodroma canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | remote islands ⓘ |
| breedingSiteType | island colonies ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | gadfly petrels ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | many species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| describedAs | medium-sized seabirds ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| family | Procellariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle |
dynamic soaring
ⓘ
shearing flight close to waves ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | pelagic forager ⓘ |
| habitat | open ocean ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agile flight
ⓘ
long-distance migratory ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | trans-oceanic migrant ⓘ |
| nestType |
burrow nester
ⓘ
rock crevice nester ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Pterodroma arminjoniana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pterodroma baraui NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma cahow NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma feae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma inexpectata NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma lessonii NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma madeira NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma mollis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodroma sandwichensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental incubation ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Procellariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays a single egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | colonial nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threats |
bycatch in fisheries
ⓘ
habitat degradation on breeding islands ⓘ introduced predators at breeding sites ⓘ light pollution near colonies ⓘ |
| vocalizationContext | mostly vocal at night around colonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.