Storm petrel - Wikipedia
European storm petrels of the family Hydrobatidae. Wilson's storm petrel , of the family Oceanitidae . Storm petrel or stormy petrel may refer to one of two bird families , both in the order Procellariiformes , once treated as the same family.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel - All About Birds
Don't let the dainty Wilson’s Storm-Petrel deceive you—this is one of the world’s hardiest seabirds, at home in the stormy Antarctic as well as the North Atlantic. Barely bigger than swallows, these small, dark brown birds with white tail coverts flutter and glide across oceans in search of plankton.
European storm petrel - Wikipedia
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.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Audubon Field Guide
It also travels huge distances -- from the Antarctic to the edge of the Arctic. Although it nests only in far southern oceans, Wilson's Storm-Petrel is often the most common seabird off the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
Storm petrel | Seabird, Oceanic Habitat, Adaptations | Britannica
Storm petrels are colonial breeders, nesting in burrows they dug in soft soil or in crevices in rocks. They breed on islands along the coasts of North and South America, in the eastern and southern Atlantic, and throughout the Pacific.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Identification - All About Birds
Don't let the dainty Wilson’s Storm-Petrel deceive you—this is one of the world’s hardiest seabirds, at home in the stormy Antarctic as well as the North Atlantic. Barely bigger than swallows, these small, dark brown birds with white tail coverts flutter and glide across oceans in search of plankton.
Northern storm petrel - Wikipedia
Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus Hydrobates in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm petrels in the combined storm petrels, but have been split, as they were not closely related.