Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hydrobates pelagicus, the European storm petrel, is a small migratory seabird that breeds on Western Palaearctic islands.
Least Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma microsoma (Coues, 1864)
The least storm petrel is the smallest seabird in Procellariiformes, breeding off Mexico and foraging at sea across the Pacific.
Markham's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma markhami (Salvin, 1883)
Markham's storm petrel is a Humboldt Current endemic seabird that nests in the Atacama Desert of Peru and Chile.
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania (Bonaparte, 1854)
Hydrobates melania, the black storm petrel, is a small seabird in the Hydrobatidae family, 23 cm long with a 46–51 cm wingspan.
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852)
The wedge-rumped storm petrel is a storm petrel that breeds in the Galápagos Islands and coastal Peru, formerly in genus Oceanodroma.
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro (Harcourt, 1851)
The band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro) is a small seabird that breeds on warm Atlantic and Pacific ocean islands.
Ashy Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates homochroa (Coues, 1864)
Hydrobates homochroa, the ashy storm petrel, is a small northeast Pacific seabird of conservation concern facing multiple climate and human-driven threats.
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867)
Swinhoe's storm petrel is a small all-dark seabird that breeds in the northwest Pacific and disperses widely across tropical oceans outside breeding season.
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa socorroensis C.H.Townsend, 1890
Leach's petrel is a small long-lived pelagic storm petrel with variable plumage, feeding on plankton and fish at open sea.
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieillot, 1818)
This is a detailed description of Leach's petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), covering its traits, distribution and ecology.
Ringed Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma hornbyi (G.R.Gray, 1854)
The ringed storm petrel, or Hornby's storm petrel, is a distinctive seabird found off western South America's Humboldt Current.
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma furcata (Gmelin, 1789)
Oceanodroma furcata, the fork-tailed storm petrel, is a small bluish-gray northern Pacific seabird with distinctive foraging and breeding habits.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl, 1820)
Wilson's storm petrel is a small pelagic seabird that breeds in Antarctica and ranges across open oceans globally.
Elliot's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites gracilis (Elliot, 1859)
Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a little-known seabird with two subspecies found off western South America and the Galápagos.
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina (Latham, 1790)
Pelagodroma marina, the white-faced storm petrel, is a small seabird with consistent identifying plumage and subtle size and shape differences across subspecies.
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
Garrodia nereis (Gould, 1841)
Garrodia nereis, the grey-backed storm petrel, is a small subantarctic breeding seabird with distinct pale grey rump.
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica (Gould, 1844)
Fregetta tropica (Gould, 1844) is a generally black bird with distinct white markings and specific vocal behaviors.
White-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta grallaria (Vieillot, 1818)
Fregetta grallaria, the white-bellied storm petrel, is a small polymorphic seabird found across the Southern Hemisphere oceans.
New Zealand Storm-Petrel
Oceanites maorianus (Mathews, 1932)
Oceanites maorianus, the New Zealand storm petrel, is a small, rarely observed nocturnal breeding seabird endemic to the New Zealand region.
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