Black Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates melania

Least Concern

The Black Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at sea, fluttering close to the waves to pick planktonic crustaceans and small fish from the surface, and nests in burrows or crevices on remote islands.

Family

Hydrobatidae

Group

Storm-Petrels

Range

Black Storm-Petrel Range — Resident or seasonal range in the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America

Population

≈ Unknown

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