Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Pterodroma (1 species, 34 worldwide)


Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) Critically Endangered Galapagos, Ecuador
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Dark-rumped Petrel of Hawaii. It breeds only in the highlands on four of the Galapagos Islands (Athanas).

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba