Common terns have long tails which have earned them the nickname ‘sea-swallow’. The Latin for swallow is hirundo and refers here to the…
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In english, Leach’s Storm Petrel are named after the British zoologist William Alford Leach. The scientific name Oceanodroma is from ancient greek okeanos « …
Monteiro Storm Petrel is apparently an endemic species of the archipelago of the Azores. The species is named after the biologist Luis Monteiro, who…
The Madeiran Storm Petrel is also mainly known as Band-rumped Storm Petrel. This bird is named « band-rumped » for the white band across the…
“No Water, No Earth. No Blue, No Green.” Silvia Earle When we are close to the islet of Vila Franca do Campo, we…
Bulwer’s Petrels are one of the birds for which there is no clear sexual dimorphism. This bird is named, in english, after the Scottish…
Manx Shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) gained its English name from the Isle of Man, where these marine birds form large colonies. It is regarded as…
Wilson’s Storm Petrel is commonly regarded as one of the most abundant seabirds, if not one of the most abundant birds in the world,…
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