Cape Verde Petrel (Pterodroma feae)

Other Names (World)
Cape Verde Petrel, Gon gon, Fea's Petrel

Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Size
33 - 36 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1899)

Range (Guide)

Cape Verde (B), Eastern Central Atlantic (B) (NB), Northeast Atlantic (NB), Portugal (B), Southwest Atlantic (NB), Spain (NB).

Vagrant to Ireland (NB), Israel, United Kingdom.

Cape Verde, Madeira, moving south in the non-breeding season.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 3,000 (2010) and stable.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Various wailing, cackling, ululating and hiccuping calls at breeding grounds. Silent at sea.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae) [XC718735]
by id from Cachaco, Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (call, song)

Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae) [XC461172]
by Nicolas Martinez from Cacha\u00e7o, Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (song)

Nest
At the end of a burrow excavated in soil at 80 - 300 m. Also in rocky crevices where there is little soil for a burrow.

Subspecies
Until recently, considered conspecific with Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis) and Zino's Petrel (Pterodroma madeira). May be conspecific with Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow), and bird recently captured in Azores could represent link.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

feae (Salvadori, 1899) - Cape Verde Is; eastern Atlantic Ocean.
deserta Mathews, 1934 - Desertas Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Desertas Petrel (Pterodroma deserta).

Similar Species
Zino's Petrel (Pterodroma madeira) is virtually identical but has a narrower, shorter bill and shorter wings.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cape Verde Petrel (Pterodroma feae) - 10 files

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