Animals can walk, crawl, swim, or fly. Some animals have incredible abilities, such as walking on water. It’s something that humans consider a miracle. But for these animals, it’s just a basic ability. You can skip the section where you hire a dissertation writer to learn about them, and instead learn about the most amazing […]
Tag: storm-petrel
New Caledonian storm petrel species discovered and classified as “Critically Endangered”
The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata), based on numbers spotted at sea off Australia and New Caledonia, has a population of 100-1,000 pairs and is virtually certainly globally threatened. Storm petrels are a group of roughly 20 seabirds belonging to the Hydrobatidae family (sometimes known as Oceanitidae), which is part of the Procellariiformes order. […]
A Canary Islands Pelagic November 2017
I only included two species here, Cory’s Shearwater and Leach’s Storm Petrel photos from a pelagic trip SW of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, Spain. November 2017. (Map below.) All of the Cory’s photos are of 1st year birds as the adults move south westwards to winter around Brazil. We were in a small boat […]
Behind the Scenes: First-ever Black-capped Petrel Satellite Tracking
Locally known as diablotín, which translates loosely to “little devil,” the Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is one of the world’s most imperiled and least known seabirds. This species was thought to be extinct for most of the 20th century, then was rediscovered in 1963 nesting high up in the mountains of southeastern Haiti. Since then, […]
Storm-petrel breeding in the Atacama desert
Seabirds, especially pelagic species, are more threatened than most other bird groups with similar numbers of species. Among them,Storm-petrels (family Hydrobatidae) are diverse and widespread in the Pacific Ocean.Markham’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma markhami) is common in the Humboldt Current, including pelagic and coastal waters of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile between 18°N and 30°S. Only a couple […]
Isles of Scilly rat eradication to ‘save seabirds’ begins
A project aimed at protecting internationally important seabird populations on two of the Isles of Scilly by killing more than 3,000 brown rats, is under way. The islands, which are located off Cornwall, are home to breeding populations of 14 seabird species and approximately 20,000 birds. Eradication experts from New Zealand and the UK have […]
UAE Pelagic Summary
Been a while since I posted, to be honest I have travelled a lot recently, taken a lot of pictures, been working hard and just not had time for the blog. However I find myself with 5 minutes to put together a small blog on a summary of some recent Pelagics I have been on […]