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Bulwer's Petrel

Bulwer's Petrel - Unspecified

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Off the coast of Arinaga-Castillo del Romeral, Gran Canaria

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2021

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Bulweria bulwerii - Bulwer's Petrel

Bird Species (French)

»Pétrel de Bulwer

Bird Family

»Procellariidae - Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Bird Group

»Procellariiformes Albatross, Petrel, Storm-petrel, Shearwater

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This species is seen in the sea around the Canary Islands between March-April and the first half of September, sometimes in good numbers. Local colonies are not as big as those of the Madeiran archipelago (Desertas and islets of Porto Santo) and the Selvagens Islands.

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