Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma hasitata

Endangered

The Black-capped Petrel is a tubenose seabird of Bermuda, the Caribbean, and the western North Atlantic. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Black-capped Petrel Range — Resident or seasonal range in Bermuda, the Caribbean, and the western North Atlantic

Population

≈ 1K-2.5K

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