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Meaning of Barau's petrel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A medium-sized gadfly petrel, Pterodroma baraui.

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Examples

“Our continued searching was rewarded, however, by excellent views of two Barau's Petrels one at each end of the day.”
“In 1992–93 poachers shot dozens, possibly hundreds, of Barau's Petrels as they flew inland at dusk near Saint-Pierre.”
“Feral cats living near colonies preyed mostly on Barau's Petrels, killing >900 birds annually (58% adults, 42% fledglings) in 2 studied colonies (Faulquier et al. 2009); such predation, particularly of adults, is not sustainable in a normally long-lived species, and could lead to extinction within 100 years (Russell et al. 2009).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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