Bulwer's Petrel

Bulweria bulwerii

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

BUPE

Code 6

BULBUL

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Dark brown to blackish brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Dark Brown
Forehead Color: Dark Brown
Nape Color: Dark Brown
Throat Color: Dark Brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 25 cm (10 in)
Weight: 100-142 g (3.52-5 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Brown
Upperparts: Dark Brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Makes a series of stiff flaps before each short twisting glide.
Wingspan Range: 66 cm (26 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Brown
Under Tail: Dark Brown
Leg Color: Black

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