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Cape Verde petrel

Pterodroma feae (Salvadori, 1900)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The cape verde petrel (Pterodroma feae) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 311 g to 311.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Cape Verde petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Photo: Richard Crossley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cape verde petrel

Weight
311 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
88 cm – 94 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
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the cape verde petrel?

CAPE VERDE PETREL · WINGSPAN 94 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 94 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the cape verde petrel is about 55% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the cape verde petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the cape verde petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Cape Verde petrel (Pterodroma feae), also known as Fea's petrel, is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the soft-plumaged petrel (P. mollis), but they are actually not closely related at all. However, P. feae is very closely related to Zino's petrel and the Desertas petrel, two other species recently split from P. mollis. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading horseflies. The flight action is also reflected in the genus name Pterodroma, from Ancient Greek pteron, "wing" and dromos, " runner". This species is named after the Italian zoologist Leonardo Fea (1852-1903).

From the Wikipedia article “Cape Verde petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_Verde_petrel&oldid=1382463193), 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 cape verde petrel endangered?

The cape verde petrel is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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

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How is the cape verde petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma feae (Salvadori, 1900)

Synonyms Oestrelata feae, Pterodroma feae feae

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Fea's petrelEnglish
  • Fea's petrelEnglish
  • Fea's petrelEnglish
  • FeastormvoëlAfrikaans
  • نوء فيياArabic
  • Кабоверденски буревестникBulgarian
  • Petrell gon-gonCatalan
  • petrell de Cap VerdCatalan
  • buřňák kapverdskýCzech
  • pedryn Cabo VerdeWelsh
  • Kap Verde-petrelDanish
  • KapverdensturmvogelGerman
  • Kapverde-SturmvogelGerman
  • Kapverden-SturmvogelGerman
  • kaboverda petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel gongónSpanish
  • petrel Gon-gonSpanish
  • gongon-tormilindEstonian
  • kapverdenviistäjäFinnish
  • gongonFrench
  • Diablotin gongonFrench
  • Pétrel gongonFrench
  • Peitreal Rinne VeirdeIrish
  • Pardela gongónGalician
  • סערון לבן-חזהHebrew
  • zelenortski zovojCroatian
  • zöld-foki viharmadárHungarian
  • BoðadrúðiIcelandic
  • Petrello di FeaItalian
  • petrello di CapoverdeItalian
  • ケープベルデミズナギドリJapanese
  • Žaliojo Kyšulio audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Kaboverdes vētrasputnsLatvian
  • gon-gonDutch
  • KappverdepetrellNorwegian
  • petrel wyspowyPolish
  • gongomPortuguese
  • freira-de-cabo-verdePortuguese
  • тайфунникRussian
  • Кабовердский тайфунникRussian
  • Тайфунник Гон-ГонRussian
  • KappVerdestoarbmaloddiNorthern Sami
  • tajfúnnik kapverdskýSlovak
  • zelenortski švigavecSlovenian
  • AtlantpetrellSwedish
  • kapverdepetrellSwedish
  • Gongo FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник азорськийUkrainian
  • 佛得角圆尾鹱Chinese
  • 維德角圓尾鸌Chinese

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Relatives of the cape verde petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

CompareCape Verde petrel vs Bermuda petrelCape Verde petrel vs Great-winged petrelCape Verde petrel vs Soft-plumaged petrelCape Verde petrel vs Black-winged petrel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cape verde petrel?

An adult cape verde petrel weighs 311 g and has a wingspan of 88 cm – 94 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cape verde petrel endangered?

The cape verde petrel is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the cape verde petrel?

The cape verde petrel (Pterodroma feae) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{cape_verde_petrel_2026,
  title = {Cape Verde petrel (Pterodroma feae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cape-verde-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}