| Black-capped Petrel |
Article Index for Black-capped |
Information AboutBlack-capped Petrel |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT BLACK-CAPPED PETREL | |
| pterodroma | |
The Black-capped Petrel ('''''Pterodroma hasitata''''') is a small Seabird in the Gadfly Petrel Genus , '' Pterodroma ''. It is also known as the '''Diabolin'''. The extinct ''' Jamaican Petrel ''' (''P. caribbaea'') or "Blue Mountain Duck" was a related dark form, often considered a subspecies of this Bird . The Black-capped Petrel breeds on cliffs in the mountains of Haiti . It was formerly much more widespread in the West Indies . It is an uncommon but regular visitor to the southeastern USA , and an extremely rare wanderer to western Europe . This Seabird is nocturnal at the breeding sites to avoid predation by Gull s. Like most petrels, its walking ability is limited to a short shuffle to the burrow. This long-winged petrel has a grey-brown back and wings, with a white nape and rump. Underparts are mainly white apart from a black eye patch and some dark underwing makings. It picks Plankton ic food items from the ocean surface. EXTERNAL LINK |
|
|