Galapagos petrel / Galapagos-Sturmvogel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)

Wikipedia: Galapagos petrel Source: OTHER Pterodroma_phaeopygia.jpg
Classification: Genus Pterodroma; Family Shearwaters and petrels (Procellariidae)
General: The Galápagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is one of the six endemic seabirds of the Galápagos.^[2] Its scientific name derives from Ancient Greek: Pterodroma originates from pteron and dromos, meaning "wing" and "runner", and phaeopygia comes from phaios and pugios, meaning "dusky" and "rump".^[3] Members of Pterodroma genus are also called the gadfly petrels because their erratic twisting and turning in flight resemble that of gadflies.^[4] [more]

🔍 No documented observation