Desertas Petrel

Pterodroma deserta

Vulnerable

Aves · Procellariiformes · Procellariidae

About

The Desertas petrel is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus which breeds on Bugio Island in the Desertas off Madeira.

Fun Fact

The gadfly petrels in the genus Pterodroma are seabirds of temperate and tropical oceans.

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Feed on fish and squid brought to the surface by the increased ocean mixing.

Lifespan

To be updated