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Desertas petrel

Pterodroma deserta Mathews, 1934

VUVulnerablebirds

The desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 311 g to 325 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta)
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the desertas petrel

Weight
311 g – 325 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
95 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the desertas petrel?

DESERTAS PETREL · WINGSPAN 95 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 95 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the desertas petrel is about 56% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the desertas petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the desertas petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus which breeds on Bugio Island in the Desertas off Madeira.

From the Wikipedia article “Desertas petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Desertas_petrel&oldid=1380009274), 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 desertas petrel endangered?

The desertas petrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the desertas petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma deserta Mathews, 1934

Synonyms Pterodroma feae, Pterodroma feae deserta, Pterodroma mollis deserta

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Fea's petrel (Desertas)English
  • Petrell de les DesertasCatalan
  • petrell de les illes DesertasCatalan
  • buřňák desertskýCzech
  • DesertassturmvogelGerman
  • Deserta petreloEsperanto
  • dezertasa petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel de las DesertasSpanish
  • مرغ باران دسترتاسPersian
  • DesertasinviistäjäFinnish
  • Pétrel des DesertasFrench
  • Diablotin des DesertasFrench
  • Peitreal DíseartachIrish
  • bjeločeli zovojCroatian
  • petrello delle DesertasItalian
  • Deserto salos audrašauklisLithuanian
  • DesertastormvogelDutch
  • DesertasstormvogelDutch
  • desertaspetrellNorwegian
  • petrel ubogiPolish
  • freira-do-bugioPortuguese
  • freira-das-desertasPortuguese
  • grazina-de-desertasPortuguese
  • Дизерташский тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik letnýSlovak
  • desertapetrellSwedish
  • тайфунник бугіойськийUkrainian
  • 德岛圆尾鹱Chinese
  • 德瑟塔斯島圓尾鸌Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the desertas 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 desertas petrel?

An adult desertas petrel weighs 311 g – 325 g and has a wingspan of 95 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the desertas petrel endangered?

The desertas petrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the desertas petrel?

The desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/desertas-petrel

MLA

“Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/desertas-petrel.

BibTeX
@misc{desertas_petrel_2026,
  title = {Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/desertas-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}