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[[Image:Ashy_Storm_Petrel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}} <br />Photo taken in Pacific west of Carmel, [[California]], [[USA]], Ausust 2003. ]] | [[Image:Ashy_Storm_Petrel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}} <br />Photo taken in Pacific west of Carmel, [[California]], [[USA]], Ausust 2003. ]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 8" (20 cm), wingspan 17-18" (43-46 cm). Grey-brown, paler than other storm-petrels found in range, pale grey-brown underwing coverts, carpal bars and edges of upper tail coverts. Wingbeats shallow and rapid, glides less than other storm-petrels. | Length 8" (20 cm), wingspan 17-18" (43-46 cm). Grey-brown, paler than other storm-petrels found in range, pale grey-brown underwing coverts, carpal bars and edges of upper tail coverts. Wingbeats shallow and rapid, glides less than other storm-petrels. | ||
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Rated Near Threatened by BirdLife International<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>, Red category on the Audubon Watchlist. | Rated Near Threatened by BirdLife International<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>, Red category on the Audubon Watchlist. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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They lay one egg in a nest in a rock burrow. Like most petrels they return to the nest at night to feed the chick, with both adults taking responsibility for incubating and rearing the young. | They lay one egg in a nest in a rock burrow. Like most petrels they return to the nest at night to feed the chick, with both adults taking responsibility for incubating and rearing the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Whatbird | #Whatbird | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Oceanodroma+homochroa}} | + | To search for the scientific name ''Hydrobates homochroa'', use; |
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| + | To search for the scientific name ''Oceanodroma homochroa'', use; | ||
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| + | To search for the common name Ashy Storm Petrel, use; | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hydrobates]] | ||
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| + | <!--Editors: {{GSearch|Oceanodroma+homochroa}} showed no results after a GS check in April 2022, but was included as it is mentioned as an Alt name in the article--> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 14 April 2022
- Hydrobates homochroa
Oceanodroma homochroa
Identification
Length 8" (20 cm), wingspan 17-18" (43-46 cm). Grey-brown, paler than other storm-petrels found in range, pale grey-brown underwing coverts, carpal bars and edges of upper tail coverts. Wingbeats shallow and rapid, glides less than other storm-petrels.
Distribution
North and Central America: breeds on islands off California; ranges to southern Baja California Mexico.
Rated Near Threatened by BirdLife International[2], Red category on the Audubon Watchlist.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fish, squid, crustaceans and krill.
Breeding
They lay one egg in a nest in a rock burrow. Like most petrels they return to the nest at night to feed the chick, with both adults taking responsibility for incubating and rearing the young.
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/
- BirdLife International
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ashy Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Storm_Petrel
External Links
To search for the scientific name Hydrobates homochroa, use;
To search for the scientific name Oceanodroma homochroa, use;
To search for the common name Ashy Storm Petrel, use;
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
