The Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus which breeds on Bugio Island in the Desertas off Madeira.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Desertas Petrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pterodroma mollis
- Pterodroma nigripennis
- Pterodroma cahow
- Pterodroma externa
- Pterodroma baraui
- Pterodroma hasitata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pterodroma
- Species
- Pterodroma deserta
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