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Pterodroma feae (Salvadori, 1899) Family: petrels, shearwaters Order: Procellariiformes print version
Cape Verde petrel Pétrel gongon Petrel gon-gon Kapverdensturmvogel
Migration: intraoceanic some remain close to colonies all year round

Verbreitungskarte von Pterodroma feae Disperses over subtropical and tropical waters of N Atlantic, although some birds present around breeding islands during much of year; may reach equator regularly, but probably does not range far into S Atlantic.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


Regions: Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
Recommended link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/directive/pterodroma_feae_en.htm
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)