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Storm-Petrels

Storm-Petrels

15 Bird Species
Ashy Storm-Petrel

Ashy Storm-Petrel

A small, dark storm-petrel found off the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is sooty gray-brown overall, with lighter underwing and upperwing coverts, pale edges on uppertail coverts, relatively long and narrow wings, forked tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is flutterin more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

A relatively large, dark storm-petrel. Adult is blackish-brown overall, with a U-shaped white band across the upper rump and some white on undertail coverts, light upperwing coverts, square tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often pattering surface of more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Black Storm-Petrel

Black Storm-Petrel

A relatively large, very dark storm-petrel found off the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is blackish overall, with lighter upperwing coverts, completely dark rump, relatively long and narrow wings, long forked tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often pat more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 48 cm

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Mostly dark storm-petrel with white belly divided by narrow strip of black down the center. Entirely blackish on the upperparts, except for rump, which is white. Solid blackish head with small white patch on chin, breast solid black with a very crisp transition to the almost entirely white belly, und more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

European Storm-Petrel

European Storm-Petrel

Formerly referred to as British Storm-Petrel, this small storm-petrel is almost entirely dark, usually looking black at a distance. Small dark bill. Dark eye. In flight, shows a white bar on underwing. Clean white rump wraps all the way around the base of tail. Dark legs and feet do not extend past s more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 37 cm

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

A small, light gray storm-petrel found off the Pacific Coast. Adult is pale gray overall, with striking gray and black pattern on upperwings, gray rump, relatively stocky wings, forked tail, black smudge on face, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often patt more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Leach's Storm-Petrel

A small, dark storm-petrel. Adult is blackish-brown overall, with lighter upperwing coverts. Narrow white rump patch does not wrap fully onto undertail coverts and is often divided by a thin trough of black, relatively long and narrow wings, forked tail, and thin, black bill. Occasional adults off So more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

Least Storm-Petrel

Least Storm-Petrel

A very small, dark storm-petrel found off the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is blackish-brown overall, with relatively long and narrow wings, wedge-shaped tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often pattering surface of water with feet. Least flies relati more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 32 cm

Ringed Storm-Petrel

Ringed Storm-Petrel

This distinctly marked storm-petrel, referred to as Hornby's Storm-Petrel by some sources, is mostly white below and grayish and brown above, with a dark breast band and a long, forked tail. Wings are comparatively long and broad. Crown is dark sooty-brown, nape, back, and rump are medium gray, upper more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 48 cm

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

Similar to Leaches Storm-Petrel in appearance. All dark body and wings. Wings relatively long and broad with obvious pale carpal bar. Dark rump and deeply forked tail. Very difficult to distinguish from similar species. more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 45 cm

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

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Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Large, dark storm-petrel with long, pointed wings and a notched tail. Black bill. Sooty-brown overall with pale carpal bars. Bluish cast in fresh plumages. Pale grayish band on rump. Dark legs do not project past wingtips. Black Storm-Petrel has a shorter, less distinctive carpal bar; Markham's Storm more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 56 cm

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

A very small, dark storm-petrel, rare off the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is blackish-brown overall with thin black bill. The point of a triangular white patch on lower rump and upper tail reaches the tip of the squarish tail. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often pattering more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 34 cm

White-faced Storm-Petrel

White-faced Storm-Petrel

This rare visitor off the Atlantic Coast is distinguished by its unique shape, pattern and feeding behavior. Compared to other storm-petrels, the wings are rather short and broad, and the bill is long. The back and upperwing coverts are pale gray-brown, while the flight feathers and tail are darker. more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

A small, dark storm-petrel. Adult is blackish-brown overall, with lighter upperwing coverts, a broad white rump patch, relatively broad-based wings, squarish tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, flight is fluttering, often pattering surface of water with feet. Wilson's flies like a s more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

  • Ashy Storm-Petrel

    Ashy Storm-Petrel

    2 Photographs
  • Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

    Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

    9 Photographs
  • Black Storm-Petrel

    Black Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

    Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

    1 Photograph
  • European Storm-Petrel

    European Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

    Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

    2 Photographs
  • Leach's Storm-Petrel

    Leach's Storm-Petrel

    8 Photographs
  • Least Storm-Petrel

    Least Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Ringed Storm-Petrel

    Ringed Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

    Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

    Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Tristram's Storm-Petrel

    Tristram's Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

    Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • White-faced Storm-Petrel

    White-faced Storm-Petrel

    6 Photographs
  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel

    Wilson's Storm-Petrel

    8 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

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Salt Water

13 species

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma homochroa

Open Ocean
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma castro

Open Ocean
Black Storm-Petrel

Black Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma melania

Open Ocean
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Fregetta tropica

Open Ocean
European Storm-Petrel

European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Open Ocean
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma furcata

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Leach's Storm-Petrel

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Open Ocean
Least Storm-Petrel

Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Ringed Storm-Petrel

Ringed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma hornbyi

Open Ocean
Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tristrami

Open Ocean
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tethys

Open Ocean
White-faced Storm-Petrel

White-faced Storm-Petrel

Pelagodroma marina

Open Ocean
Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
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Human-altered Areas

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Fresh Water

0 species

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Grassland and Scrubland

0 species

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Forest and Woodlands

0 species

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