Storm Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm petrels are relatives of the petrels, and are the smallest of seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in India.
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen & Anderton 2006)
- Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis
- Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen & Anderton 2006)
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