Teufelssturmvogel / Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)

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Systematik: Gattung Pterodroma (Pterodroma); Familie Sturmvögel (Procellariidae)
Allgemein: The black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), also known as the diablotín, is a small seabird native to the West Indies in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It is a long-winged petrel with a grey-brown back and wings, with a white nape and rump. Underparts are mainly white apart from a black cap (that in some individuals extends to cover the eye) and some dark underwing markings. It picks food items such as squid from the ocean surface. [mehr]