Alternative name: Hornby's Storm-Petrel
- Hydrobates hornbyi
Oceanodroma hornbyi
Identification
White face and underparts with a black band across the chest. Upperside has dark cap separated from greyish mantle by pale collar, darker wings and tail and pale grey bar across the middle of the wing from the alula area to the tertials. Legs does not extend past the strongly forked tail in flight.
, 24 June 2023]]
Distribution
Humboldt Current off the coasts of Peru, Chile and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Pelagic in the Humboldt Current. Breeding grounds unknown.
Behaviour
Likes to alternate a few wing strokes with long glides.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ringed Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ringed_Storm_Petrel
External Links
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