Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira   [Matthews, 1934]

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Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
BTO Codes: , EURING No: 263
Number in Britain: Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: 1 Global Conservation Concern; Critically Endangered
Global: Critically Endangered ( Details )
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Status in UK: (-)  Doesn't Occur
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 32 cm Wingspan: 80 cm Weight: M/F: 200 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: pteros=wing + dromos=running and after Madeira
World Distribution: BREEDS: Madeira, RANGES: ec Atlantic
Habitat: Pelagic, breeds in mountain burrows
Diet: Largely unknown, includes fish, squid and crustaceans

Other Names

Madeira Petrel
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Madeirapetrel Dutch: Madeira-stormvogel
Finnish: Madeiranviistäjä French: Pétrel de Madère
German: Madeirasturmvogel Hungarian:
Icelandic: Irish: Peadairín clúmhach Maidéarach
Italian: Pterodroma di Madeira Norwegian: Madeirapetrell
Polish: Petrel maderski Portuguese: Freira da Madeira
Spanish: Petrel freira Swedish: Madeirapetrell
Local Names:Freira

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Books and Monographs:
   Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO]
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