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Alternative name: Leach's Petrel
- Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Includes: 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
Two subspecies recognized:
- O. l. leucorhoa in the North Atlantic; Japan to Aleutians and islands off northern Mexico
- O. l. chapmani on Coronados Islands and San Benito Islands (northwest Mexico)
Formerly considered conspecific with Townsend's Storm Petrel and Ainley'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
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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]]