Northern storm petrel
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Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus Hydrobates in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm petrels in the co
European Storm Petrel From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds
Unusually for the Hydrobatidae, the fork-tailed storm petrel has an all-grey plumage.
The chick of a fork-tailed storm petrel
The decline of the ashy storm petrel has led to it being declared an endangered species by the IUCN.
Leach's storm petrel
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Leach's storm petrel or Leach's petrel is a small seabird of the tubenose order. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek. Hydrob
Northern storm petrel
…petrel (O. socorroensis) and Ainley's storm petrel (O. cheimomnestes) to their list of AS splits, following Howell 2012. These species were split from Leach's storm petrel (O. leucorhoa). Northern storm petrels are the smallest of all the seabirds, ranging in size from 13 to 25 cm in length. The Hydrobatidae have longer…
Leach's Storm petrel Saint Jean de Monts 01
Dark-rumped H. l. chapmani off the southern California coast
Egg of Leach's storm petrel (coll.MHNT)