Barau's Petrel

The name commemorates Armand Barau, an agricultural engineer and ornithologist from the French territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the most recently discovered species of seabird and was only described in 1964, although it was known to local people prior to that.

The Barau's Petrel is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Barau's Petrel, Pterodroma baraui is a medium sized gadfly petrel from the family Procellariidae. Its main breeding site is the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Contents - * 1 Etymology * 2 Description * 3 Distribution and habitat * 4 Behaviour * 4. More

The Barau's Petrel is considered to be an endangered species. It has a highly restricted breeding range and has suffered hunting pressure in the past. While the shooting of the species has now been stopped, and the population seems to have recovered, it is currently threatened by introduced species and light pollution. More

Barau's petrel in flight Barau's petrel in flightPrint factsheet Facts - French: Pétrel De Barau Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae Genus Pterodroma (1) Size More

procellariids Barau's Petrels begin to return to their colonies diurnally, returning in the late afternoon and riding the thermal updrafts in order to conserve energy. The chicks fledge between November and February. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

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The Barau's Petrel, Pterodroma baraui is a medium sized gadfly petrel from the family Procellariidae. It is around 40cm long, and has white undersides and forehead. Its bill is black and it's upper parts are dark, with a moderately distinct M pattern across the wings and back. More

The Barau's Petrel, Pterodroma baraui is a medium sized gadfly petrel from the family Procellariidae. It is around 40cm long, and has white undersides and forehead. Its bill is black and it's upper parts are dark, with a moderately distinct M pattern across the wings and back. The Barau's Petrel ranges across the Indian Ocean from Réunion to Western Australia and Indonesia. It is highly pelagic at sea, feeding of small fish (10cm) by surface-seizing and plunge diving. More