Cape Petrel (Daption capense)

Order: Procellariformes | Family: Procellariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Australia

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of South Africa

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of South Africa

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of South Africa

Identification & Behavior: ~39 cm (15.3 in). The Cape Petrel has a black head and distinctive black-and-white rest of the upperparts. The tail is white with a black terminal band. The underparts are white. The underwing is also white narrowly fringed with black. The plumage pattern is unmistakable in addition to the bull-necked jizz, and distinctive flap-and-glide flight pattern. It largely forages in pelagic waters but also approaches the coast.

Status: The Cape Petrel is rare to uncommon in the winter months of June through October. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Ch.

Name in Spanish: Petrel Damero.

Sub-species: Cape Petrel (Daption capense), (Linnaeus), 1758.

Meaning of Name: Daption: Anagram of Portuguese word pintado= pied, spotted, given to the Pintado Petrel by early navigators with reference to its piebald plumage. capense: In reference to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

See more of the Family Procellariidae  peru aves

Distribution Mapcape petrel
Voice
Generally silent at sea.

References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.