Fork-tailed Storm Petrel bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrey Storm-petrel, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, Fork-tailed petrel, Gray Storm-petrel
Old latin name for birdProcellaria furcata, Oceanodroma furcata, Oceanodroma furcatus
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyNorthern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae
GenusHydrobates
Breeding regionPacific ocean
Breeding subregionislands off n Kuril and Commander Is. (se Russia), Aleutian Is., and Gulf of Alaska to n California
Non breeding regionto e coast of Japan, s Sea of Okhotsk, n Bering Sea, and c California coast

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © David Bradley
    Canada
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    Song, © Luke Halpin; Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site Seabird Research Group
    Canada
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    Call, © Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site seabird research group
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hydrobates furcatus furcatusislands off n Kuril and Komandorskiye (=Commander Is., se Russia) and Aleutian Is.-No
Hydrobates furcatus plumbeusislands off se Alaska to Little River Rock (Humboldt Co., n California)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianСівая качурка
Bengaliহচযামরজ ঝমড়াম঩মট্রর
BretonSatanig lost forc'hek
Catalanocell de tempesta cuaforcat
Chinese灰蓝叉尾海燕
Chinese (Traditional)灰藍叉尾海燕
Chuvashкăвак качурка
Croatiansvijetla burnica
Czechbuřňáček šedý, Burnácek šedý
DanishKløfthalet Stormsvale
DutchVorkstaartstormvogeltje, Parelgrijs Stormvogeltje
EsperantoForkovosta petrelo, Forkvosta ŝtormpetrelo
Estonianhele-tormipääsu
Finnishharmaakeiju
FrenchPétrel à queue fourchue, Océanite à queue fourchue
FrisianGrize stoarmswel
GalicianPaíño rabiforcado
GermanGabelschwanz-Wellenlaufer, Gabelschwanz-Wellenläufer
IcelandicKlaufsvala
IrishGuairdeall earrghabhlach
ItalianUccello delle tempeste forcuto, Uccello delle tempeste codaforcuta del Pacifico, Uccello delle tempeste coda forcuta, Uccello delle tempeste di Gmelin
Japaneseハイイロウミツバメ
Kazakhсұр оцеанодрома
Latvianšķeltastes vētrasburātājs
LithuanianŠakotuodegis audrašaklis, šakotuodegis audrašauklis
Northern SamiRánesstoarbmaspálfu
Norwegiangråstormsvale, Gråstormsvale
Norwegian NynorskGråstormsvale
Polishnawałnik popielaty, nawalnik popielaty
Portuguesepainho-cauda-d'andorinha, painho-prateado, painho-de-rabo-bifurcado
RussianСерая вилохвостая качурка, Сизая Вилохвостая Качурка, Качурка сизая, Сизая качурка
SerbianRačvorepa burnica
Slovakvíchrovníček vidlochvostý
SlovenianSivi strakoš
SpanishPaíño de Cola de Tijera, Paíño rabihorcado
Swedishgrå stormsvala
TurkishAkça Fırtınakırlangıcı, Gri fırtınakırlangıcı
Ukrainianкачурка сиза