OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Hydrobates ("water walker") melania ("black")
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 60g / Length: 23cm / Wingspan: 46-51cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Black Storm Petrel is one of a number of petrels that frequent the rich waters off the coast of California, and in this case where this species breeds. As is usual with storm petrels, they attend their colonies nocturnally so as to avoid predation from other bird species. It is the largest storm petrel found off California.
Related Species:
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Hydrobatidae
Genus: Hydrobates
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES
Breeds along the Coast of all 4 Continental Pacific States
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen on the Half Moon Bay Pelagic Trip
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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