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'''Alternative name: Leach's Petrel''' | '''Alternative name: Leach's Petrel''' | ||
;[[:Category:Oceanodroma|Oceanodroma]] leucorhoa | ;[[:Category:Oceanodroma|Oceanodroma]] leucorhoa | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
A small seabird of the tubenose family. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. | A small seabird of the tubenose family. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. | ||
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Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | * ''O. l. leucorhoa'' in the North Atlantic; [[Japan]] to Aleutians and islands off northern [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | * ''O. l. cheimomnestes'' Winter breeder on Guadalupe I. (off western [[Mexico]]) - split by IOC as '''Ainley's Storm Petrel''' | ||
| + | * ''O. l. chapmani'' on Coronados Islands and San Benito Islands (northwest [[Mexico]]) | ||
| + | * ''O. l. socorroensis'' summer breeder on Guadalupe Island (off western [[Mexico]]) - split by IOC as '''Townsend's Storm Petrel''' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Close to the sea in well concealed areas such as rock crevices, shallow burrows. | Close to the sea in well concealed areas such as rock crevices, shallow burrows. | ||
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''[[Media:Oceanodroma leucorhoa (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Oceanodroma leucorhoa (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oceanodroma+leucorhoa}} | {{GSearch|Oceanodroma+leucorhoa}} | ||
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Alternative name: Leach's Petrel
- Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Includes: Ainley's Storm Petrel; Townsend's Storm Petrel; Chapman's Storm Petrel
Identification
A small seabird of the tubenose family. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach.
8-21 cm. Dark plumage and white rump with a black line through it. Forked tail
Distribution
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies recognized:
- O. l. leucorhoa in the North Atlantic; Japan to Aleutians and islands off northern Mexico
- O. l. cheimomnestes Winter breeder on Guadalupe I. (off western Mexico) - split by IOC as Ainley's Storm Petrel
- O. l. chapmani on Coronados Islands and San Benito Islands (northwest Mexico)
- O. l. socorroensis summer breeder on Guadalupe Island (off western Mexico) - split by IOC as Townsend's Storm Petrel
Habitat
Close to the sea in well concealed areas such as rock crevices, shallow burrows.
Can turn up on lakes and reservoirs, many miles inland, as a result of storms
Behaviour
Breeding
1 white egg is laid. Visits the nest only at night
Diet
Small fish and crustaceans
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Oceanodroma leucorhoa (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Leach's Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Leach%27s_Storm_Petrel
External Links
Birdforum thread: How to see a Leach's Storm Petrel in the UK: [[1]]
