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Birdsong field guide

Cape Verde Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates jabejabe

A small, elusive seabird with dark plumage and a distinct white rump, endemic to the volcanic cliffs and offshore islets of Cape Verde.

What it sounds like

A rhythmic, chattering 'wicka-wicka-wicka' often followed by a soft, breathy purr.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Magnus Robb · Cape VerdeCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Madeiran Storm-Petrel but was split due to distinct vocalizations and breeding phenology.
The species follows a 'hot-season' breeding cycle, with most nesting activity occurring between February and August.
It is strictly nocturnal at its breeding colonies to avoid predation by gulls and the local Cape Verde Buzzard.
Nesting occurs in high-elevation rocky crevices, coastal caves, and burrows in volcanic soil.
Its flight pattern is characterized by steady, shearwater-like glides low over the water, punctuated by shallow wingbeats.

Habitat

Pelagic open ocean for foraging; nests in rocky crevices and burrows on volcanic islands.

Range

Endemic to the Cape Verde archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Ainley's Storm-PetrelHydrobates cheimomnestes Ashy Storm-PetrelHydrobates homochroa Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus Fork-tailed Storm-PetrelHydrobates furcatus Guadalupe Storm-PetrelHydrobates macrodactylus Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhous

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