Cape Verde Storm Petrel

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Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicFishMarineCavity nestSmall · 46 g

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This bird is darker in plumage and the white rump is less conspicuous than Leach's storm petrel.

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When to see the Cape Verde Storm Petrel

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Cape Verde Storm Petrel

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Cape Verde Storm Petrel

The Cape Verde storm petrel is an oceangoing bird found in the Atlantic Ocean, especially around the islands of Cape Verde. It was at one time considered to be a subspecies of the band-rumped storm petrel, but is now considered to be a separate species by the International Ornithological Congress and other authorities.

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