cahow
(also Bermuda petrel; for the right pronunciation, please click here)
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,
cahow 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 is given the name ‘cahow’ after its strange, fear-causing screeching call that it makes during night while mating in the air. ‘Cahow’ is often found in the names of people, e.g. Scott Cahow, Debbie Cahow, Heather Cahow, etc.
It makes burrows (holes in the ground) to lay eggs and for shelter.
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