Storm-Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm-petrels are the smallest of seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.
- Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- Fork-tailed Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma furcata
- Ringed Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma hornbyi *
- Leach’s Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa
- Ashy Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma homochroa
- Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma tethys *
- Black Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma melania
- Least Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma
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