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The Mascarene petrel (Pseudobulweria aterrima) is a bird found in Réunion. Found in Réunion. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Mascarene petrel lives

Found in Réunion.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🐟 Fish20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Life+Petrels: Reunion National Park, SEOR, Reunion University (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC836648. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Mascarene petrel

Where does the Mascarene petrel live?

The Mascarene petrel lives in Réunion. Found in Réunion.

What does the Mascarene petrel eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fish (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mascarene petrel endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.