Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
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Barau's Petrel
Id (Atlas):
775
Pterodroma baraui
Vagrant
Description (10 )
Barau's Petrel
© Dubi Shapiro
Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)
Size
37 - 39 cm
Wingspan: 96 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Jouanin, 1964)
Derivation
Pter-o'-drom'-a - Gk, pteron , wing; Gk, dromos , race, running: baraui - M. Armand Barau, agronomist and ornithologist
Abundance (Guide )
V
Extremely rare or accidental to coastal waters of Western Australia.
Habitat
Marine, pelagic, in tropical and sub-tropical seas of the Indian Ocean.
Eastern Indian Ocean (NB), Indonesia (NB), Réunion (B), Western Indian Ocean (B) (NB).
Vagrant to Australia, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa.
Reunion and Rodrigues I in western Indian Ocean.
 
Breeds on islands off Madagascar. Extremely rare accidental to coastal waters of Western Australia.
 
Rarity Status
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Population
Estimated population is 6,000 - 8,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Fish, squid and other marine life.
Voice
Noisy and gregarious at breeding colonies, uttering a high-pitched 'ti-ti-ti' or low-pitched 'kek-kek-kek' in flight. Presumably silent at sea.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)... )
Listen to XC309352
Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui ) [XC309352 ]
by Daniel Danckwerts from Trois-Bassins, Saint-Paul, France (flight call)
Listen to XC309351
Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui ) [XC309351 ]
by id from Trois-Bassins, Saint-Paul, France (call, stress call)
Breeding Season (Guide )
Does not breed in Australia. Breeds on islands off Madagascar (November - April).
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis ), Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa ), Stejneger's Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris ), Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera ), Buller's Shearwater (Ardenna bulleri ) and Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis ).
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References
See References .
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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