Pterodroma hasitata

The Black-capped Petrel (Latin name: Pterodroma hasitata, English name: Black-capped Petrel) is a Marine bird of the genus Pterodroma, family Petrema.

Little is known about the diet of the black-capped petrel, but it probably consists mainly of squid and fish. Petrel is an endangered species, which is threatened with extinction.

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The black-capped Shearwater is found in Mesoamerica (between North and South America, Including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and other countries and territories).
The black-capped shearwater is found in the middle and upper oceans and rarely approaches land.
Breeding grounds: Atlantic region (Cuba and Hispaniola to Martinique).

The black-capped Shearwater is a medium - to large-sized Marine bird. Body length about 40 cm; The male weight was 329-591 g and the female weight was 347-545 g. Wingspan 98-105 cm. The body is like a gull, and the upper mouth structure is special, composed of a tubular nose, the mouth end is hooked, and the nostrils are formed into two tubes on the upper side of the mouth. The adult black-capped shearwater has a white forehead and forebrow area, with black-gray markings on the top of the head.