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
- White-faced Storm-Petrel, Pelagodroma marina
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel, Fregetta tropica(A)
- European Storm-Petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (C)
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma furcata
- Ringed Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma hornbyi (A)
- Leach’s Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa
- Ashy Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma homochroa
- Tristram's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma tristrami
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma castro
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma tethys
- Black Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma melania
- Least Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma
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