Bermuda petrel

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Bermuda petrel

A seabird (Pterodroma cahow) endemic to Bermuda, having brownish-gray and white plumage and nesting in burrows. Also called cahow.

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Once thought to be extinct, the Bermuda petrel, better known as the Cahow, was spotted by research crew from the Irish Marine Institute.

WHERE RARE EAGLES DARE TO HATCH; Boost for breeding project after chicks born in wild

Rare birds; the extraordinary tale of the Bermuda petrel and the man who brought it back from extinction.

Rare birds; the extraordinary tale of the Bermuda petrel and the man who brought it back from extinction

With its Bermuda palmetto, olivewood and cedar forests, scuttling Sally Lightfoot crabs and nesting Bermuda petrel seabirds just offshore, the island represents a rare opportunity to experience Bermuda as its first visitors saw it.