Pterodroma nigripennis

IUCN

Alias：Pterodroma nigripennis，Black-winged Petrel

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Pterodroma nigripennis
Aliases：Pterodroma nigripennis，Black-winged Petrel
Outline：Waterfowl
Family：

Vital signs

length：28-30CM
Weight：131-228g
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

Details

The Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis, black-winged Petrel) is relatively quiet and has a little-known diet, feeding mainly on shrimp and small insects.

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The black-winged petrel is a non-endangered species, the degree of threat is low, and the protection status is relatively safe.

Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!

Location

The black-winged 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), South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and the Malvinas Islands (also known as the Falkland Islands), the Galapagos Islands (also known as the Colon Islands), The Pacific Islands (including Taiwan Province of China, Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java and Papua New Guinea), Australia and New Zealand (including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and nearby islands).
Lives in the upper middle layers of the ocean, except for contact with the land during breeding.

Form

Petrel 28-30 cm; Weight 131-228 g; Wingspan 63-71 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.