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Barau's petrel

Pterodroma baraui (Jouanin, 1964)

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The barau's petrel (Pterodroma baraui) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 387.5 g to 400 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Barau's petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
Photo: SEOR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the barau's petrel

Weight
387.5 g – 400 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
96 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the barau's petrel?

BARAU'S PETREL · WINGSPAN 96 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 96 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the barau's petrel is about 56% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the barau's petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the barau's petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Barau's petrel (Pterodroma baraui) is a medium-sized gadfly petrel from the family Procellariidae. Its main breeding site is the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

From the Wikipedia article “Barau's petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barau%27s_petrel&oldid=1355297512), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the barau's petrel endangered?

The barau's petrel is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the barau's petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma baraui (Jouanin, 1964)

Synonyms Bulweria baraui, Pterodroma baraui baraui

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • BaraustormvoëlAfrikaans
  • نوء باراوArabic
  • Pterodroma barauiBulgarian
  • petrell de BarauCatalan
  • buřňák réunionskýCzech
  • pedryn BarauWelsh
  • RéunionpetrelDanish
  • BarausturmvogelGerman
  • Barau-SturmvogelGerman
  • Baraŭa petreloEsperanto
  • reunia petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel de BarauSpanish
  • Fardela de BarauSpanish
  • réunioni tormilindEstonian
  • مرغ باران باراوPersian
  • reunioninviistäjäFinnish
  • réunioninviistäjäFinnish
  • Pétrel de BarauFrench
  • Diablotin de BarauFrench
  • Barauova burnicaSerbian (Latin)
  • rodrigeški zovojCroatian
  • Barau-viharmadárHungarian
  • Petrel barauIndonesian
  • Petrello di BarauItalian
  • レユニオンシロハラミズナギドリJapanese
  • Baro audrašauklisLithuanian
  • MpamolandibeMalagasy
  • barau-stormvogelDutch
  • Baraus StormvogelDutch
  • rodriguespetrellNorwegian
  • petrel wulkanicznyPolish
  • freira-de-barauPortuguese
  • freira-da-reuniãoPortuguese
  • grazina-de-barauPortuguese
  • Taille-Ventrcf
  • Тайфунник БароRussian
  • Реюньонский тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik tmavotylovýSlovak
  • baraupetrellSwedish
  • réunionpetrellSwedish
  • Barau FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник реуньйонськийUkrainian
  • тайфунник реюньйонськийUkrainian
  • 留尼旺圓尾鸌Chinese
  • 留尼汪圆尾鹱Chinese

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Relatives of the barau's petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the barau's petrel?

An adult barau's petrel weighs 387.5 g – 400 g and has a wingspan of 96 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the barau's petrel endangered?

The barau's petrel is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the barau's petrel?

The barau's petrel (Pterodroma baraui) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{baraus_petrel_2026,
  title = {Barau's petrel (Pterodroma baraui)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/baraus-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}