Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Desertas Petrel
Pterodroma deserta
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus which breeds on Bugio Island in the Desertas off Madeira.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Summer breeder in burrows on Bugio (Desertas Islands, just southeast of Madeira, central Macaronesia); non-breeding range probably mostly to Azores (northwestern Macaronesia) and southeastern Brazil, more rarely to Gulf Stream off eastern North America and western Europe.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Desertas 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.
