page_title: Bulwer's petrel
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Bulwer's petrel / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: This Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii). This one was roosting in the sea wall (which is why everything looks orange - rust!). We never found eggs here. Tern Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Suomi: Tyrskyliitäjä (Bulweria bulwerii)
context_page_description: Bulwer's petrel is a small petrel in the family Procellariidae, and found in the genus Bulweria. This bird is named after the English naturalist James Bulwer.
context_section_description: This very long-winged petrel is 25–29 cm in length with a 78–90 cm wingspan. It has mainly brown plumage and a long pointed tail. It has a buoyant twisting flight as it picks planktonic food items from the ocean surface.
caption: Roosting in a sea wall on Tern Island
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