Meaning of Barau's petrel | Babel Free

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A medium-sized gadfly petrel, Pterodroma baraui.

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“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).”

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