Common Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) is a small diving petrel.During the breeding period of Pelican swallows, they often foraged on the continental shelf. Behavior during the non-breeding period is not known. Like other birds in the Pelican family, they flap their wings as thrust for diving...
Hydrobates monorhis is a small sea bird. Austin (1952) combined this species with O. cucorhoa. Bretagnolle et al. (1991) and Daw-son (1992) divided them into two separate species because of their morphological and acoustical differences. Zheng Zuoxin (1994), Inskipp, Lindsey and Duckworth (1996), an...
Oceanodroma castro, Harcourt' s Storm Petrel are aggregative birds, either in nesting areas or at sea, mostly in small or loose groups, but some species are solitary. They spend their entire lives at sea, returning to land only to breed. With the exception of a few species that land during the d...
Galapagos Storm Petrel, or Oceanodroma tethys, is a flock of birds that live in small or loose groups, either in nesting areas or at sea, although some species live alone. They spend their entire lives at sea, returning to land only to breed. With the exception of a few species that land during the...
Smoke black fork tail petrel (scientific name: Oceanites oceanicus) foreign name Wilson' s Storm-Petrel, a kind of bird.The petrels live alone or in small groups. Flying low, flapping loosely, occasionally gliding briefly, sometimes tilting or rolling. When feeding, stop in the air and flutter t...
Leach' Oceanodroma leucorhoa; s Storm Petrel, with 5 subspecies, is a small seabird.White-rumped furrowed petrels usually arrive at their breeding grounds in early to mid to late May, and begin migrating from their northern breeding grounds to the southern sea in late September and early October...
The Wilson's Storm Petrels (Hydrobates pelaus) are a genus of birds belonging to the family Hydrobates.Wilson's Storm petrels are the smallest of Antarctic birds. They nest in crevices along the coast of Antarctica. They weigh only 36 grams and lay eggs no bigger than broad beans. The Wilson...