BirdUp · Species
Mascarene Petrel
Pseudobulweria aterrima(Bonaparte, 1857)
Conservation status: Critically EndangeredOrigin: Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pseudobulweria
At a glance
The Mascarene Petrel is a large bird, about 35–36 cm long, listed as Critically Endangered and native to Australia.
- Size
- 35–36 cm
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Mascarene Petrel look like?
The Mascarene Petrel is a large bird, about 35–36 cm long.
The Mascarene petrel is a medium-sized, dark petrel.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Mascarene Petrel eat?
The Mascarene Petrel feeds on mainly cephalopods and small fish., usually foraging in surface-seizing.
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