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Bulweria bulwerii
Basic stats
Diet
Small fish, squid and crustaceans picked from the surface
Habitat
Open tropical and subtropical ocean
Range
Pantropical, breeding on scattered island colonies
Clutch size
1 egg
Incubation period
About 44–46 days
Size
Small (25–29cm)
Wingspan
~67–73cm
Weight
~90–130g
A small, all-dark petrel with a long wedge-shaped tail and a distinctive buoyant, zigzagging flight low over the water.
Rarely encountered close to Borneo, as this wide-ranging pelagic species normally stays far out over open ocean away from coastal shipping lanes.
