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Alternative name: Leach's Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Photo by Steve Seal
location: Draycote Water, UK

[edit] Identification

A small seabird of the tubenose family. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach.

8-21 cm. Dark plumage and white rump with a black line through it. Forked tail

[edit] Distribution

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Close to the sea in well concealed areas such as rock crevices, shallow burrows.

Can turn up on lakes and reservoirs, many miles inland, as a result of storms

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

1 white egg is laid. Visits the nest only at night

[edit] Diet

Small fish and crustaceans

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

RSPB

[edit] External Links

Birdforum thread: How to see a Leach's Storm Petrel in the UK: [[1]]