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.
- Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Elliot's Storm Petrel Oceanites gracilis (A)
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria
- Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa (A)
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