How do you identify a Beck's Petrel?

It is dark brown above and on the head and throat. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Beck's Petrel?

The Beck's Petrel is a large sized bird weighing about 409 g.

Where can you see a Beck's Petrel?

The Beck's Petrel occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Beck's Petrel?

The Beck's Petrel is most easily confused with the Mascarene Petrel, the Fiji Petrel and the Tahiti Petrel.

Is the Beck's Petrel endangered?

The Beck's Petrel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Beck's Petrel

Pseudobulweria becki

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels · Procellariiformes · Legendary

The Beck's Petrel (Pseudobulweria becki) is a legendary petrels, shearwaters, and diving petrel found in 2 countries, weighing about 409 g. Beck's petrel is a small species of petrel.

Critically EndangeredLegendaryEats invertebratesmarinecavity nest409 g

About the Beck's Petrel

Beck's petrel is a small species of petrel. Its specific epithet commemorates American ornithologist Rollo Beck. It is believed to nest on small islands with tall mountains around Melanesia. Described in 1928, and long known from only two specimens, sightings and collections in the 2000s confirmed the birds still existed, but are considered critically endangered by the IUCN.

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How to identify it

It is dark brown above and on the head and throat. It is dark underneath the wings with a fairly distinct white wingbar. The belly and breast are white. It flies over open oceans with straight wings that are slightly bent back at the tips.

Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: January, April, May, October, with peak activity in April. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Beck's Petrel?: It is dark brown above and on the head and throat. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Beck's Petrel?: The Beck's Petrel is a large sized bird weighing about 409 g.
Where can you see a Beck's Petrel?: The Beck's Petrel occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Beck's Petrel?: The Beck's Petrel is most easily confused with the Mascarene Petrel, the Fiji Petrel and the Tahiti Petrel.
Is the Beck's Petrel endangered?: The Beck's Petrel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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