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Oceanodroma leucorhoa Paφ±o Boreal,
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Photo: M. Donahue
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This species is similar to WilsonÆs Storm-Petrel, but has longer wings and flies with a jerky flight, like a nighthawk. Length: 18-22 cm.; weight: 45-50 g. It breeds on islands in the North Atlantic, and winters far out at sea, rarely in the Caribbean. .TAXONOMY: PROCELLARIIFORMES; HYDROBATIDAE |
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Photo: M. Donahue
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Photo: D. Paulson
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Photo: D. Roberson*
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References Bent, A.C. 1922. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 121. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1964). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 1. Ostrich to ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Huntington, C. E., R. G. Butler, and B. A. Mauck. 1996. Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa). No. 233 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Naveen, R. 1981. Storm-petrels of the world: an introductory guide to their field identification. Birding 13(6):216-223. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Leach's Storm-Petrel, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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