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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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The Least Storm-petrel (Halocyptena microsoma) is a small seabird of the storm-petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is 13-15 cm in length, with a wingspan of 32 cm. It is the smallest storm-petrel in size.
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13-15 cm in length, with a wingspan of 32 cm.  
 
==Distribution==
 
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It breeds on islands on islands off the Baja Peninsula and Gulf of California of Mexico
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Rock crevices or small burrows in soft earth
 
Rock crevices or small burrows in soft earth
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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It lays a single white egg. Like most petrels, its walking ability is limited to a short shuffle to the burrow. It is a colonial nester.
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It lays a single white egg.  
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It spends the rest of the year at sea, reaching as far south as the tropical Pacific South America. It frequently can be seen well offshore the coast of southern California in late summer and autumn.
 
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It feeds on mainly planktonic crustaceans, with a preference of larvae of spiny lobster. It feeds similarly to other Storm-petrels, picking food of the surface of the water while in flight.
 
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The Least Storm-petrel does suffer losses on some of the breeding islands, particularly from feral cats and rats.
 
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Diet includes planktonic crustaceans, with a preference of larvae of spiny lobster.
 
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Oceanodroma microsoma

Identification

13-15 cm in length, with a wingspan of 32 cm.

Distribution

Taxonomy

Habitat

Rock crevices or small burrows in soft earth

Behaviour

It lays a single white egg.

Diet includes planktonic crustaceans, with a preference of larvae of spiny lobster.

External Links

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