Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Desertas Petrel

Pterodroma deserta

The Desertas Petrel (Pterodroma deserta) is a 311 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

311 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Aquatic predator

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

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