Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Status: Breeding in Madeira
Zino’s Petrel Pelagic Expedition - though it is the hardest breeding seabird to be observed
A very small shearwater with rounded
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Status: Breeding in Madeira
Zino’s Petrel Pelagic Expedition - though it is the hardest breeding seabird to be observed
A very small shearwater with rounded wings and head with steep forehead, short and thin bill.
The upper parts are black while the underside is white. The face is white with the dark eye standing out. The rear edges of the wings are silvery-grey.
This little shearwater has a distinctive low-leveled ‘aukish’ jizz. Its flutter and glide flight generally does not describe arcs and sometimes raises its head during flight.
This seabird species is exclusive to the North Atlantic archipelago’s of Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands, also known as Macaronesian islands, and lives all year relatively nea