Phoenix Petrel
Pterodroma alba
Family: Shearwaters and petrels
Phoenix Petrel is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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It is a medium-sized tropical seabird, measuring up to 35 cm long, with a wingspan of 83 cm.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size, predation by invasive species and human exploitation, the Phoenix petrel is evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
It has a dark brown upperparts plumage, white below and whitish throat.