European storm petrel

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The European storm petrel is a small, nocturnal seabird of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean known for its fluttering flight close to the ocean surface and its association with offshore islands and cliffs.

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European storm petrel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
storm petrel
activityPattern nocturnal
associatedWith offshore islands and cliffs
pelagic waters
billType slender black bill
binomialName Hydrobates pelagicus
linked to: Oceanodroma
bodyLength about 14 to 18 cm
breedingHabitat offshore islands
sea cliffs
breedsInCountry Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
breedsInRegion Mediterranean Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
class Aves
commonName European storm petrel
storm petrel
stormy petrel
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet crustaceans
offal
planktonic invertebrates
small fish
distinctiveMarking white rump patch
distributionHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
family Hydrobatidae
flightStyle fluttering flight close to sea surface
footColor black legs and feet
foragingHabitat open ocean
genus Hydrobates
incubation both parents incubate egg
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia
migrationPattern migratory
navigation uses olfactory cues at sea
nestType burrow
rock crevice
nonBreedingRange South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

tropical Atlantic Ocean
order Procellariiformes
parentalCare both parents feed chick
phylum Chordata
plumageColor mostly blackish-brown
predators gulls
rats
skuas
previousBinomialName Hydrobates pelagicus
linked to: Oceanodroma

Oceanodroma pelagica
linked to: Oceanodroma
reproduction lays a single egg per breeding season
taxonRank species
threats introduced mammalian predators
light pollution
oil pollution
vocalizationContext nocturnal calls at breeding colonies
wingspan about 36 to 39 cm
yearDescribed 1758

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Nólsoy hasBirdSpecies European storm petrel
Skokholm Island supportsPopulationOf European storm petrel
European storm petrel commonName European storm petrel