Black-capped Petrel
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Size
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Field Marks
Long-winged petrel has a grey-brown back and wings, with a white forehead, nape and rump. Underparts are mainly white apart from a black eye patch and some dark underwing makings. Sexes similar. Dark bill with tube on top. White underwing with dark border and dark bar across coverts
Similar species
Audubon's and Manx Shearwaters lack white collar and rump. Larger Greater Shearwater lacks white forehead and has a duller underwing pattern.
Sounds
Feeding & Behavior
It picks planktonic food items from the ocean surface. Like most petrels, its walking ability is limited to a short shuffle to the burrow. Flight alternates flaps with long glides
Habitat & Nesting
Pelagic bird only coming ashore to breed. Nocturnal at the breeding sites to avoid predation by gulls.
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Range
Uncommon but regular visitor to the southeastern USA, and an extremely rare wanderer to western Europe. Breeds on cliffs in the mountains of Haiti.
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