Black-winged Petrel
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma nigripennis
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Habitat
- Aquatic ocean
- Wing shape
- Soaring
- Tail shape
- Pointed
Why it matters
The Black-winged Petrel is a remarkable oceanic wanderer known for its efficient, soaring flight and pointed tail, which allow it to navigate vast distances across the Pacific. Ornithologists and collectors prize the species for its elusive nature, as these birds spend the majority of their lives at sea and are rarely observed outside of their remote island breeding colonies.
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