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Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Doug Hynes (XC844783). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Fork-tailed Storm-PetrelHydrobates furcatus
European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Townsend's Storm-PetrelHydrobates socorroensis
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania
Ashy Storm-PetrelHydrobates homochroa
Ainley's Storm-PetrelHydrobates cheimomnestes
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 41,514 |
|---|---|
| California | 14,441 |
| Maine | 11,021 |
| Alaska | 10,246 |
| Canada | 10,087 |
| Nova Scotia | 2,859 |
| British Columbia | 2,334 |
| Quebec | 2,167 |
| Washington | 1,522 |
| Massachusetts | 1,245 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Crevice nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in crevices.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Tubenoses · Procellariiformes |
| Family | Northern Storm-Petrels · Hydrobatidae |
| Genus | Northern Storm-Petrels · Hydrobates |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Leach's Storm-Petrel with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.