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Ainley's Storm Petrel
Hydrobates cheimomnestes (Ainley, 1980)
37 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Ainley's Storm Petrel?
The Ainley's Storm Petrel weighs around 37 g.
Where does the Ainley's Storm Petrel live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: winter breeder, islands Negro, Afuera and Gargoyle Rocks, off Guadalupe Island (west of Baja California, northwestern Mexico).
Is the Ainley's Storm Petrel endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ainley's Storm Petrel as Vulnerable.
What does the Ainley's Storm Petrel eat?
Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.
What family is the Ainley's Storm Petrel in?
It belongs to the family Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae), order Procellariiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 37 g
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Diet
- Fish, shrimp & shellfish
- Lifestyle
- Feeds in the air
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 150 mm
- Tail
- 75 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 23 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Pacific Ocean: winter breeder, islands Negro, Afuera and Gargoyle Rocks, off Guadalupe Island (west of Baja California, northwestern Mexico)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae
- Genus
- Hydrobates
Other birds in the genus Hydrobates
European Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Fork-tailed Storm PetrelHydrobates furcatus
Ringed Storm PetrelHydrobates hornbyi
Swinhoe's Storm PetrelHydrobates monorhis
Matsudaira's Storm PetrelHydrobates matsudairae
Leach's Storm PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Townsend's Storm PetrelHydrobates socorroensis
Ashy Storm PetrelHydrobates homochroa
Band-rumped Storm PetrelHydrobates castro
Monteiro's Storm PetrelHydrobates monteiroi
Cape Verde Storm PetrelHydrobates jabejabe
Wedge-rumped Storm PetrelHydrobates tethys
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