List of Birds of Ghana - Storm-Petrels

Storm-Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae

The storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels, and are the smallest of sea-birds. 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 4 species which occur in Ghana.

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
  • European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
  • Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
  • Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

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