Fea's Petrel

分类位置

同属物种

Atlantic Petrel

Atlantic Petrel

留尼汪圆尾鹱

Barau's Petrel

百慕大海燕

Bermuda Petrel

黑顶圆尾鹱

Black-capped Petrel

黑翅圆尾鹱

Black-winged Petrel

白额圆尾鹱

Bonin Petrel

形态与习性

Fea's petrel or the Cape Verde petrel (Pterodroma feae) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the soft-plumaged petrel (P. mollis), but they are actually not closely related at all. However, P. feae is very closely related to Zino's petrel and the Desertas petrel, two other species recently split from P. mollis. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading horseflies. The flight action is also