List of Birds of Mexico - Storm-Petrels

Storm-Petrels

Storm petrels are small birds which spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to breed. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering or pattering across the water. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

  • Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma
  • Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys
  • Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro (A)
  • Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  • Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami (A)
  • Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
  • Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa

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