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Pterodroma madeira

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Pterodroma madeira Life habits and morphological characteristics

The Madeira Shearwater is a gull with a distinctive upper beak, consisting of a tubular snout with a hooked end and two nostrils on the upper side of the mouth.

Pterodroma madeira Distribution range and habitat

The Madeira Shearwater is found in Eurasia and northern Africa (including all of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Cancer, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas, Hengduan Mountains, Minshan Mountains, Qinling Mountains, and Huai River).

Pterodroma madeira Detailed Introduction

The madeira Shearwater (Latin name: Pterodroma madeira, English name: Zino's Petrel) is a Marine bird.

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The Madeira shearwater flies low over the sea. It feeds on invertebrates such as small fish, squid and crustaceans.

The Madeira shearwater is an endangered species, threatened with extinction.


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