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MarineCavity nestLarge · 400 g
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Barau's petrel is around 40 cm long, and has white undersides and forehead. Its bill is black and its upper parts are dark, with a moderately distinct "M" pattern across the wings and back.
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When to see the Barau's Petrel
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 2 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Barau's Petrel
The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia, South Africa, Seychelles.
About the Barau's Petrel
Barau's petrel is a medium-sized gadfly petrel from the family Procellariidae. Its main breeding site is the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
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Easily confused with
Providence PetrelPterodroma solandriThe providence petrel is a large and heavy build gadfly petrel that nests in two locations in the Tasman Sea: Lord Howe Island and Philip Island.
Galapagos PetrelPterodroma phaeopygiaThe Galápagos and Hawaiian petrels are very similar.
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollisThe soft-plumaged petrel is a medium-sized petrel.
Side by side: Barau's Petrel vs Great-winged Petrel · Barau's Petrel vs Black-capped Petrel · Barau's Petrel vs Galapagos Petrel · Barau's Petrel vs Soft-plumaged Petrel
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