List of Birds of Vietnam - 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 1 species which occurs in Vietnam.

  • Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monorhis

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