Fea’s petrel  (Pterodroma feae)

Fea’s petrel occurs in the northeast Atlantic, breeding on four of the Cape Verde Islands (Fogo, Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Santiago), and on the island of Bugio in the Desertas Islands, off Madeira. It may also breed in the Azores (2) (4) (7). There is currently some debate over whether the populations of Fea’s petrel in the Cape Verde and Desertas Islands should be classed as distinct subspecies, or even as two separate species (3) (4).

Fea’s petrel is a pelagic seabird, found over the open ocean outside of the breeding season. Breeding occurs in rocky areas, on steep slopes and vertical cliffs, with the nest built in rock crevices or in burrows excavated in soil (2) (3) (4) (7). Fea’s petrel may also have nested in woodland in the past (2) (3).