Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Cape Verde Petrel
Pterodroma feae
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
Fea's petrel or the Cape Verde petrel (Pterodroma feae) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the soft-plumaged petrel (P. mollis), but they are actually not closely related at all. However, P. feae is very closely related to Zino's petrel and the Desertas petrel, two other species recently split from P. mollis. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading horseflies.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Winter breeder mainly in rock crevices in montane Santo Antão, São Nicolau, Fogo, and Santiago (Cabo Verde Islands, southern Macaronesia); non-breeding range probably mostly off northwestern Africa.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Fea's petrel
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
