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The Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a gadfly petrel. Commonly known in Bermuda as the cahow, a name derived from its eerie cries, this nocturnal ground-nesting seabird is the national bird of Bermuda, pictured on Bermudian currency. Bermuda petrels are the second rarest seabird on the planet.
One endemic species is the Bermuda petrel or cahow (Pterodroma cahow), which was thought to have been extinct since the 1620s. Its ground-nesting habitats had been severely disrupted by introduced species and colonists had killed the birds for food.
The avifauna of Bermuda include 408 species, according to the Bermuda Audubon Society (BAS), with some additions from Clements taxonomy, as of July 2022. [1]The 387 species is a remarkable number considering that the island is a mere 53.3 square kilometres.
Pterodroma inexpectata, mottled petrel breeds on Stewart Island, Snares Islands, and southwestern South Island [1] Pterodroma cahow, Bermuda petrel breeds on Nonsuch Island; ranges along the Gulf Stream [1] Pterodroma hasitata, black-capped petrel breeds on Cuba, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, and Dominica; ranges to the west Atlantic [1]
Desertas petrel, Pterodroma deserta (disputed) – Atlantic Ocean; Bermuda petrel, Pterodroma cahow – northwest Atlantic Ocean; Black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata – Atlantic Ocean: Cuba and Hispaniola to Martinique; Jamaican petrel, Pterodroma caribbaea (possibly extinct) – Atlantic Ocean: Jamaica
Zino's petrel, Pterodroma madeira EN; Fea's petrel, Pterodroma feae NT; Desertas petrel, Pterodroma deserta VU; Bermuda petrel, Pterodroma cahow EN; Black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata EN; Jamaican petrel, Pterodroma caribbaea CR; Juan Fernandez petrel, Pterodroma externa VU; Vanuatu petrel, Pterodroma occulta (P. cervicalis: VU)
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The most famous Bermudian bird is the endemic Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow), or cahow. This is a pelagic seabird which had dug burrows for its nests. Humans are believed to have killed millions of them after settlement began in 1609, and feral pigs, introduced presumably by Spaniards decades before, also attacked their nests.