List of Arizona-SW Birds (Yuma County, Arizona) - Storm Petrels

Storm Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae /See Storm petrel

  • Leach's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, (A) Permanent and Summer Range of Pac. Ocean at Baja California, ((1977)–Other pelagic species were also observed.)
  • Black Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma melania, (C) Ranges: Gulf of Calif. and Pac. Ocean of Baja California
  • (SW) Least Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma, (A) Ranges: Gulf of Calif. and Pac. Ocean of Baja California. In 1976 Tropical Storm Kathleen transported pelagic birds throughout the Southwest; 200 sightings of the Storm-petrels were made at the Salton Sea.

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