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Jamaican petrel

Pterodroma caribbaea Carte, 1866

CRCritically EndangeredbirdsExtinct

The jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 278 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jamaican petrel

Weight
278 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jamaican petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the jamaican petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) is a small possibly extinct seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It is related to the black-capped petrel (P. hasitata).

From the Wikipedia article “Jamaican petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaican_petrel&oldid=1314973214), 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 jamaican petrel endangered?

The jamaican petrel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely 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 Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the jamaican petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma caribbaea Carte, 1866

Synonyms Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea, Pterodroma hasitata caribbea

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Black-capped petrel (Jamaican)English
  • Jamaica petrelEnglish
  • طائر النوء الجامايكيArabic
  • petrell de JamaicaCatalan
  • buřňák jamajskýCzech
  • JamaikasturmvogelGerman
  • Jamaika-SturmvogelGerman
  • jamajka petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel jamaicanoSpanish
  • jamaika tormilindEstonian
  • مرغ باران جامائیکاPersian
  • Petrel de JamaïqueFrench
  • Diablotin de JamaïqueFrench
  • Pétrel de JamaïqueFrench
  • jamajčki zovojCroatian
  • Jamajkanska burnicaCroatian
  • Karibi viharmadárHungarian
  • Petrello della GiamaicaItalian
  • ジャマイカミズナギドリJapanese
  • Blue Mountain DuckJamaican Creole English
  • Jamaikos audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Jamaicaanse stormvogelDutch
  • petrel jamajskiPolish
  • freira-jamaicanaPortuguese
  • Ямайский тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik sadzovýSlovak
  • jamaicapetrellSwedish
  • тайфунник карибськийUkrainian
  • 牙买加圆尾鹱Chinese
  • 牙買加圓尾鸌Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the jamaican petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

CompareJamaican petrel vs Bermuda petrelJamaican petrel vs Great-winged petrelJamaican petrel vs Soft-plumaged petrelJamaican petrel vs Black-winged petrel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jamaican petrel?

An adult jamaican petrel weighs 278 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jamaican petrel endangered?

The jamaican petrel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the jamaican petrel?

The jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{jamaican_petrel_2026,
  title = {Jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}