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- Hydrobates microsoma
Oceanodroma microsoma
Identification
13-15 cm in length, with a wingspan of 32 cm.
Distribution
Breeds islands off Baja California.; ranges south to extreme northern Peru
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Habitat
Rock crevices or small burrows in soft earth
Behaviour
It lays a single white egg.
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. (2025) Least Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Least_Storm_Petrel
Diet includes planktonic crustaceans, with a preference of larvae of spiny lobster.
