cahow

(also Bermuda petrel)

a cahow

a kind of sea bird – related to petrels – medium sized – about 15 inches in length; feeds (eats) on small squid, shrimp and small fish; found on the islands of Bermuda, a small cluster of islands, near the coast of south Carolina, the USA, in the Atlantic Ocean

Special Features:

a cahow picture on a postal stamp

Cahow is the national bird of Bermuda, and the symbol of nature conservation! Cahow’s pictures are found on the postal stamps and currency notes of Bermuda.

Everything about this bird is special!

It makes burrows (holes in the ground) to lay eggs and for shelter.

It is given the name ‘cahow’ after its strange, fear-causing screeching call that it makes during night while mating in the air.

cahows in flight
Cahow (Bermuda petrel) was thought to be extinct 330 years – 1600 to 1950. But in 1951, some mating pairs were found accidentally, and since then they have been protected by the government and now some considerable numbers of them have been recorded.

‘Cahow’ is often found in the names of people, e.g. Scott Cahow, Debbie Cahow, Heather Cahow, etc.

 
 

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