List of Birds of Senegal - 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.

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

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