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Storm petrel or stormy petrel may refer to one of two bird families, both in the order Procellariiformes, once treated as the same family. Up and down!—up and down! From the base of the wave to the billow's crown,
The European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), also known as British storm petrel, or just storm petrel, is a species of seabird in the northern storm petrel family, Hydrobatidae. The small, square-tailed bird is entirely black except for a broad, white rump and a white band on the under wings, and it has a fluttering, bat-like flight.
The more specific "storm petrel" or "stormy petrel" is a reference to their habit of hiding in the lee of ships during storms. [37] Early sailors named these birds " Mother Carey 's chickens" because they were thought to warn of oncoming storms; this name is based on a corrupted form of Mater Cara , a name for the Blessed Virgin Mary .
Wilson's Storm Petrel with distinctive yellow webbing between feet. Wilson's storm petrel is a small bird, 16–18.5 cm (6.3–7.3 in) in length with a 38–42 cm (15–16.5 in) wingspan. It is slightly larger than the European storm petrel and is essentially dark brown in all plumages, except for the white rump and flanks. The feet extend just ...
The New Zealand storm petrel (Fregetta maoriana) is a small seabird of the family Oceanitidae endemic to New Zealand. Thought to be extinct since 1850, a series of sightings from 2003 to the present indicated the presence of a previously unknown colony.
The family Oceanitidae was introduced in 1881 by the English zoologist William Alexander Forbes. [1] Two subfamilies of storm petrel were traditionally recognized. [2] The Oceanitinae, or austral storm-petrels, were mostly found in southern waters (though Wilson's storm petrel regularly migrates into the Northern Hemisphere); the ten species are placed in five genera. [3]
The fork-tailed storm petrel (Hydrobates furcatus) is a small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is the second-most abundant and widespread storm petrel (after Leach's storm petrel ) and is the only bird in its family that is bluish-grey in colour.
The white-faced storm petrel (Pelagodroma marina), (Māori: takahikare) [4] also known as white-faced petrel or frigate petrel is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is the only member of the monotypic genus Pelagodroma . [ 7 ]