Ringed Storm Petrel - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Hornby's Storm-Petrel

Adult
Photo © byMichael Hooper
At sea between Chile and Peru, 22 March 2023

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.

Adult showing the underside plumage
Photo © byThibaud
Pelagic trip from Arequipa,[Peru

, 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

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ringed Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ringed_Storm_Petrel

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