cahow
bird
Also known as: Bermuda petrel, Pterodroma cahow
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classification
- In petrel
…the endangered Bermuda petrel, or cahow (Pterodroma cahow, sometimes considered a race of P. hasitata); the dark-rumped petrel, also called the Hawaiian petrel (P. phaeopygia), another endangered species, now concentrated almost entirely on the island of Maui; the phoenix petrel (P. alba), which breeds on several tropical archipelagos; and the…
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near extinction
- In procellariiform: Importance to humans
…colonization of Bermuda, millions of cahows, or Bermuda petrels (Pterodroma cahow), were eaten almost to extinction by the colonists. For nearly 300 years the species was believed extinct, but in 1951 a few pairs were discovered nesting on an offshore islet, where a remnant now survives under strict protection. The…
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