Bulwer's Petrel

Bulweria bulweriiOrder: PROCELLARIIFORMESFamily: Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Bulwer's Petrel Portrait
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Range Map for Bulwer's Petrel

Overview

Bulwer's Petrel: Medium petrel, dark brown overall, pale diagonal bars across secondary coverts. Long tail is usually held in a point; wedge shape visible when fanned. Bill is black and hooked. Legs and feet are black. Feeds on squid, plankton and small fish. Picks food from surface while in flight.

Range and Habitat

Bulwer's Petrel: Breeds on small oceanic islands and offshore islets in the tropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans; accidental summer visitor off Monterey, California, and Outer Banks, North Carolina. Pelagic, comes ashore only to breed.

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Listen:

Voice Text

"uh-uh-uh-uh"

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Related Birds:

Cook's Petrel
Dark-rumped Petrel
Stejneger's Petrel
Fea's Petrel
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Family Petrel (Procellariidae)_blue
Species Bulweria bulwerii
Length10 Inches
Wingspan26 Inches

Bulwer's Petrel

Bulwer's Petrel: Medium petrel, dark brown overall, pale diagonal bars across secondary coverts. Long tail is usually held in a point; wedge shape visible when fanned. Bill is black and hooked. Legs and feet are black. Feeds on squid, plankton and small fish. Picks food from surface while in flight.

● Song: "uh-uh-uh-uh"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bulwer's Petrel: Feeds on squid, plankton, and small fish; forages by picking food from surface while in flight.

● Breeding & nesting: Bulwer's Petrel: One white egg is laid in a burrow or rock crevice. Incubation is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Bulwer's Petrel: Fiji Petrel lacks pale diagonal bars on wings.

Flight Pattern

Makes a series of stiff flaps before each short twisting glide.
Bulwer's Petrel Body Ilustration
● Range & Habitat: Bulwer's Petrel: Breeds on small oceanic islands and offshore islets in the tropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans; accidental summer visitor off Monterey, California, and Outer Banks, North Carolina. Pelagic, comes ashore only to breed.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationAccidental in North America
MigrationMigratory
Weight3.52 - 5 Ounces