Cape Verde Storm-petrel
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The Cape Verde Storm Petrel is an ocean going bird found in the Atlantic Ocean
, especially around the island
s of Cape Verde
. It was at one time considered to be a subspecies
of the Band-rumped Storm Petrel, but is now considered to be a separate species by the British Birding Association, the Dutch Birding Association and other authorities.
They breed much of year but most nest in the winter.
and the white rump is less conspicuous than Leach's Storm Petrel.
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, especially around the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s of Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. It was at one time considered to be a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Band-rumped Storm Petrel, but is now considered to be a separate species by the British Birding Association, the Dutch Birding Association and other authorities.
They breed much of year but most nest in the winter.
Description
This bird is darker in plumagePlumage
Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...
and the white rump is less conspicuous than Leach's Storm Petrel.