Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Jouanin's Petrel* |
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Bulweria fallax |
Vagrant |
Description (10)
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Jouanin's Petrel
© aerien.ch
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Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)
Size
30 - 32 cm
Wingspan: 75 cm
First Described (Guide)
Jouanin, 1955
Derivation
Bulweria - Rev. James Bulwer (1794 - 1879), Norfolk clergyman and amateur naturalist: fall'-ax - L., deceptive
Abundance (Guide)
R - V
Rare vagrant.
Habitat
Marine, pelagic, in tropical and sub-tropical seas of the Indian Ocean.
Oman (NB), Somalia (NB), Yemen (B) (NB).
Vagrant to Djibouti, Indonesia, Kenya, Maldives, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles.
North-western Indian Ocean, breeding grounds undiscovered; suspected to breed in Oman, either inland in desert mountains, or along coast, e.g. on Kuria Muria Is.
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Endemic in north-western Indian Ocean, from the southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, coasts of south-eastern Arabia and throughout Arabian Sea south to Kenya.
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Rarity Status
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Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and increasing.
Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Fish, squid and other marine life.
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia.
Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) which is smaller , has a smaller bill and head and has a pale diagonal bar on the upperwing coverts.
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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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