All birds/Procellariidae/Black-capped Petrel

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PRB-0171Procellariiformes

Black-capped Petrel

Petrel Antillano

Pterodroma hasitata

Accidental / vagrantIUCN EN · Endangered

The black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), also known as the diablotín, is a small seabird native to the West Indies in the 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.

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FamilyProcellariidaeShearwaters and Petrels

Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatopen-oceanSea

Primary dietInvertebrateAquatic predator

Average mass443.8333333333333 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementMigratoryGeneralist

Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Black-capped Petrel

This atlas includes Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) with atlas status “Accidental / vagrant” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Global trait data associate it primarily with sea; consult the linked records to resolve its Puerto Rico habitat use.

Conservation