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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Dark brownish | *Dark brownish | ||
*Small head | *Small head | ||
*Notched tail | *Notched tail | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:37703448821 0df16b23c4 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Straits of [[Singapore]], October 2017]] | [[Image:37703448821 0df16b23c4 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Straits of [[Singapore]], October 2017]] | ||
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They breed on islands in the northwest Pacific off [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[Korea]]. They spend the rest of the year at sea, ranging into the [[India|Indian]] Ocean and Arabian Sea, and as a rare guest into the Atlantic where photographed off Hatteras, [[North Carolina]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | They breed on islands in the northwest Pacific off [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[Korea]]. They spend the rest of the year at sea, ranging into the [[India|Indian]] Ocean and Arabian Sea, and as a rare guest into the Atlantic where photographed off Hatteras, [[North Carolina]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Swinhoe's_Storm_Petrel,_Seram_JE.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Seram, [[Indonesia]]]] | ||
They nest in loose colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and burrows. They lay a single white egg. | They nest in loose colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and burrows. They lay a single white egg. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
They take plankton from the ocean surface. They 'dip' for the feed, rather than paddle. | They take plankton from the ocean surface. They 'dip' for the feed, rather than paddle. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015) | ||
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Revision as of 21:17, 15 October 2017
- Oceanodroma monorhis
Identification
18–20 cm (7-7¾ in)
- Dark brownish
- Small head
- Notched tail
Distribution
They breed on islands in the northwest Pacific off China, Japan and Korea. They spend the rest of the year at sea, ranging into the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, and as a rare guest into the Atlantic where photographed off Hatteras, North Carolina[2].
Taxonomy
Habitat
Coastal waters, where they breed on off shore islands and open seas.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in loose colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and burrows. They lay a single white egg.
Diet
They take plankton from the ocean surface. They 'dip' for the feed, rather than paddle.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Swinhoe's Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Swinhoe%27s_Storm_Petrel
