Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Barau's Petrel

Pterodroma baraui

The Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui) is a 400 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

400 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in RE, Mauritius, Australia, South Africa, Fr. S. and Antarctic Lands, Madagascar.

Where to see it: Étang du Gol (Réunion); Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport (Cocos (Keeling) Islands); Cilaos · centre village (Réunion); RN de l'Étang de Saint-Paul (Réunion); Flic en Flac (Mauritius).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist