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<p> <em>Oceanodroma castro</em> (Harcourt, 1851)</p>

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  • Madeiran storm-petrel

  • Oceanodroma castro (Harcourt, 1851)

  • Hydrobatidae

  • Madeiran storm-petrel Is a robust-beaked sea-bird, with long wings and quadrangular tail. It has a dark gray color with a white spot at the base of the tail. It can reach 21 cm in length and 46 cm in wingspan.

  • Berlengas Nature Reserve

  • Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

  • Vulnerable

  • Lives on the high seas, looking for cliffs of islands and isolated islets to reproduce, like the Berlengas archipelago.

  • Spring, Summer and Autumn

  • Feeds on the high seas of crustaceans and fish.

  • The Portuguese population of this species is estimated between 102 and 210 couples