(DRAFT) - Taxonomy
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
TAXONOMY
NAME - petrel, black-capped
OTHER COMMON NAMES - diablotin petrel
ELEMENT CODE - 02/12/85
AOU CODE - 06/04/85
CATEGORY - Birds
PHYLUM AND SUBPHYLUM - Chordata,
CLASS AND SUBCLASS - Aves,
ORDER AND SUBORDER - Procellariiformes,
FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY - Procellariidae,
GENUS AND SUBGENUS - Pterodroma,
SPECIES AND SSP - hasitata,
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pterodroma hasitata
AUTHORITY - Kuhl
TAXONOMY REFERENCES - 624 and 606
COMMENTS ON TAXONOMY -
AKA Diablotin Petrel; some confusion in distinguishing
between black-capped petrel and cahow petrel, very closely allied
*606,4075*
Taxonomy - 1 (DRAFT) - Status
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
STATUS
Coded Status
Accidental
Federal Migratory
See Comments
REFERENCES FOR STATUS - 700, 2484, 4077, 4075 and 4447
COMMENTS ON STATUS -
999 = taken as food by natives within breeding range;
thought to be on verge of extinction at turn of century due to predation
by man and mammalian predators such as mongoose; currently classed as
vulnerable (threatened) by Survival Service Commission of the
International Union of Conservationists for Nature and Natural Resources
*700,4077,2484,4075*
Status - 1 (DRAFT) - Distribution
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
DISTRIBUTION
References on County Occurrence - 121, AO1 and 999
References on Seasonal Occurrence - Accidental *700*
References on County Abundance - 121, AO1 and 999
REFERENCES FOR HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODES - ALL
REFERENCES FOR OTHER DISTRIBUTION - G
Distribution - 1 HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS
HABITAT - AQUATIC
REFERENCES FOR HABITAT - 2484, 606 and 4077
LAND USE -
Water
Atlantic Ocean Coastal Waters
Forest Land
Mixed Forest Land
REFERENCES FOR LAND USE - 2484, 606, 4075 and 4077
NATIONAL WETLAND INVENTORY CODES
NWI NWICLS NWIMOD NWISPEC
Marine, subtidal OW0 V
REFERENCES FOR NWI - 4076 and 606
Habitat Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Food Habits
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
FOOD HABITS
TROPHIC LEVEL -
CARNIVORE
REFERENCES FOR TROPHIC LEVEL - 2484 and 606
LIFESTAGE FOOD FOOD PART
General Squid, Octopus Not Specified
General Molluscs Not Specified
General Malacostraca Not Specified
General Crustaceans Not Specified
General Osteichthyes Not Specified
General Animals Not Specified
Important Squid, Octopus Not Specified
Important Molluscs Not Specified
Important Animals Not Specified
Adult Squid, Octopus Not Specified
Adult Molluscs Not Specified
Adult Malacostraca Not Specified
Adult Crustaceans Not Specified
Adult Osteichthyes Not Specified
Adult Animals Not Specified
REFERENCES FOR GENERAL FOOD - 2484, 606 and 4075
REFERENCES FOR IMPORTANT FOOD - 606
REFERENCES FOR ADULT FOOD - 2484, 606 and 4075
Food Habits - 1 (DRAFT) - Environment Associations
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G = General A = Adult
LIM = Limiting RA = Resting Adult
J = Juvenile FA = Feeding Adult
RJ = Resting Juvenile BA = Breeding Adult
FJ = Feeding Juvenile P = Pupae
L = Larvae E = Egg
RL = Resting Larvae
FL = Feeding Larvae
LIFESTAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G Terrestrial Features: Burrows
G Terrestrial Features: Cliffs/ledges
G Coastal Features: Vegetated offshore islands
G Soil Compaction: Easily penetrated
G Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
G Elevation: 1000-2000 ft.
G Elevation: 3000-4000 ft.
G Elevation: 4000-5000 ft.
G Elevation: 5000-6000 ft.
LIM Terrestrial Features: Burrows
LIM Terrestrial Features: Cliffs/ledges
LIM Coastal Features: Vegetated offshore islands
LIM Soil Compaction: Easily penetrated
LIM Elevation: 3000-4000 ft.
LIM Elevation: 4000-5000 ft.
LIM Elevation: 5000-6000 ft.
FA Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
BA Terrestrial Features: Burrows
BA Terrestrial Features: Cliffs/ledges
BA Coastal Features: Vegetated offshore islands
BA Soil Compaction: Easily penetrated
BA Elevation: 3000-4000 ft.
BA Elevation: 4000-5000 ft.
BA Elevation: 5000-6000 ft.
REFERENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 2484, 606, 4075, 4076 and 4077
REFERENCES FOR LIMITING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 2484, 606, 4075, 4076 and 4077
REFERENCES FOR FEEDING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 606 and 4076
REFERENCES FOR BREEDING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 2484, 606, 4075 and 4076
COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS -
99999S = breeds on tropical islands (Haiti), on vegetated
(forested) cliffs, at elevations of 1500-2000 meters *4075*
COMMENTS ON BREEDING ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ -
99999S = breeds on tropical islands, on vegetated
Environment Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Environment Associations
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
(forested) cliffs, usually between 1500 and 2000 meters
*4075,2484,606*
Environment Associations - 2 (DRAFT) - Life History
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
LIFE HISTORY
ORIGIN: accidental *700,606*; PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: large,
long winged, relatively long-tailed gadfly petrel with short thick
nostrils opening forward, pink legs and feet with dark tips on toes
*606*; reproduction: breeding season = Nov and Dec *606,4075,4076*;
incubation period = 51-54 days *606*; breeding behavior = courtship
involves primarily building of burrow and nest *606,4075I; clutch size =
1 *606*; BEHAVIOR: daily periodicity = nocturnal *2484,606,4075*;
dispersion = summer dispersion over Carribean and North Atlantic
*606,3950,4076,4077*; migration = probably no true migration but rather
dispersion *606,3950,4076,4077*; foraging sites = open seas *4075,4076*;
nest site = burrows on vegetated cliffs, generally between elevations of
1500-2000 meters, on tropical islands *4075,4076,2484,606*; development
of young = detailed by source *606*; parental care of young = both
parents incubate and feed, chick abandoned before fledging *606*;
LIMITING FACTORS: fire, increased human populations, agricultural
expansion; introduction of mammalian predators has limited breeding
range and survival of adults and young *4075,4077,606*; POPULATION
PARAMETERS: general trend = hunted to near extinction by late 1800's,
currently known to breed only on Haiti, though likely in the Dominican
Republic *4075,4077,606*
REFERENCES FOR LIFE HISTORY- 700, 2484, 606, 3950, 4075, 4076 and 4077
Life History - 1 (DRAFT) - Management Practices
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
RESULT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Beneficial Regulating harvest of species being described
Beneficial Prohibiting harvest of species being described
Beneficial Predator control
Beneficial Restricting/regulating human use of habitats
Beneficial Restricting/regulating human disturbance of populations
Beneficial Maintaining undisturbed/undeveloped areas
Beneficial Suppressing wildfire
REFERENCES FOR BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - 4077, 4075, 4076, 606 and 2484
Management Practices - 1 (DRAFT) - References
Species petrel, black-capped
Species Id M040015
Date 26 AUG 96
References
606* Palmer, R.S. 1962. Handbook of North American Birds. I.
Yale Univ. Press New Haven, Conn:557.
624* Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S. 1966. Birds of North
America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press New York,
N.Y:340.
700* Ornithology, Virginia Society of. 1979. Virginia's
Birdlife: An Annotated Check-list. Virginia Avifauna No. 2.
Virginia Society of Ornithology Lynchburg, Va:118.
2484* Bent, A.C. 1922. Life histories of North American petrels
and pelicans and their allies. Dover Publ., Inc. New York:355.
3950* Cramp, S., Simmons, K.E.L., (eds.). 1977. THE BIRDS OF THE
WESTERN PALEARTIC..
4075* Wingate, D.B. 1964. Discovery of breeding black-capped
petrels on Hispaniola. Auk 81(2):147-159.
4076* Greenway, J.C. 1961. EXTINCT AND VANISHING BIRDS OF THE
WORLD. 2nd Ed. Dover Publ., Inc. New York:520.
4077* King, W.B. 1981. ENDANGERED BIRDS OF THE WORLD. 2.
Smithsonian Inst. Press Washington, D.C.
4447* Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife. 1985. 50(66):15.
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