Stejneger's Petrel
A species of Gadfly Petrels Scientific name : Pterodroma longirostris Genus : Gadfly Petrels
Stejneger's Petrel, A species of Gadfly Petrels
Botanical name: Pterodroma longirostris
Genus: Gadfly Petrels
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Description
Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 26–31 cm in size, with a 53–66 cm wingspan. This species is highly pelagic, rarely approaching land, except to nest and rear young. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in the Cerro de Los Inocentes mountain of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. It is a transequatorial migrant, finding its way to subtropical waters off Japan before returning to its nesting sites. It has been reported well off the west coast of the United States. Stejneger's petrel nests in burrows. It prefers slopes and ridges in areas of dense fern forests. The population of this bird is decreasing due to introduced cats on its breeding islands. It is considered a vulnerable species because of its restricted breeding range. The common name commemorates the Norwegian ornithologist Leonhard Hess Stejneger. 
Size
23 - 41 cm
Feeding Habits
Stejneger's Petrel predominantly feeds on squid and small fish. It employs pelagic foraging by plunging from the air into the ocean. A unique trait is its nocturnal hunting to avoid competition and predation.
Habitat
Stejneger's Petrel typically resides in marine environments and is highly pelagic, favoring the open ocean far from continental shelves. It breeds on remote oceanic islands, where it nests predominantly along slopes and ridges at elevations ranging from 850 to 1100 meters above sea level. On these islands, stejneger's Petrel is often found in areas thick with Dicksonia fern forests, which provide essential habitat characteristics for its breeding and nesting activities.
Dite type
Piscivorous
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Albatrosses and Petrels Family
Shearwaters and petrels Genus
Gadfly Petrels Species
Stejneger's Petrel 
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