Storm Petrels

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List Of Birds Of France - Procellariiformes - Family: Hydrobatidae - Storm Petrels
... The family Hydrobatidae is the storm-petrels, small pelagic petrels with a fluttering flight which often follow ships ... Wilson's Petrel - Oceanites oceanicus - (Océanite de Wilson) Storm Petrel - Hydrobates pelagicus - (Océanite tempete) Leach's Petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhea - (Océanite ...
List Of Birds Of Thailand - Storm Petrels
... Storm-petrels are small birds which spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to breed ... Common name Binomial Status Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Accidental, one record ...
Storm-petrels - Breeding
... Storm petrels nest colonially, for the most part on islands although a few species breed on the mainland, particularly Antarctica ... in order to avoid predators although the Wedge-rumped Storm Petrels nesting in the Galapagos Islands are the exception to this rule and attend their ... Storm petrels display high levels of philopatry, returning to their natal colonies to breed ...

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