Bulwer's Petrel
Bulwer's Petrel
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Bulwer's Petrel is a small, slender, uniformly dark-brown petrel with a long, wedge-shaped tail, found in tropical and subtropical oceans globally. It is a graceful flyer.
Where to spot
Widespread in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Breeds on remote islands in various archipelagos, including the Azores, Canary Islands, Galapagos, and Japan.
How to spot
Identify by its entirely dark sooty-brown plumage, slender body, long, wedge-shaped tail, and relatively long wings. Its flight is buoyant, butterfly-like, often gliding low over the waves. Best observed on pelagic trips in suitable tropical and subtropical waters.
When to spot
Breeding season varies geographically, generally during spring to autumn in the respective hemispheres. Can be observed at sea year-round, often in productive offshore waters.
Where to spot
Widespread in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Breeds on remote islands in various archipelagos, including the Azores, Canary Islands, Galapagos, and Japan.
How to spot
Identify by its entirely dark sooty-brown plumage, slender body, long, wedge-shaped tail, and relatively long wings. Its flight is buoyant, butterfly-like, often gliding low over the waves. Best observed on pelagic trips in suitable tropical and subtropical waters.
When to spot
Breeding season varies geographically, generally during spring to autumn in the respective hemispheres. Can be observed at sea year-round, often in productive offshore waters.
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Credits:
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Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
This species gets its scientific name (Bulweria bulwerii) from the prominent English naturalist and explorer, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who was also a novelist.
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