• Synonyms Fork-tailed petrel, Gray Storm-petrel, Grey Storm-petrel, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
  • Old latin name for bird Procellaria furcata, Oceanodroma furcatus, Oceanodroma furcata

Fork-tailed Storm Petrelbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Luke Halpin; Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site Seabird Research Group
    Canada
  • 2.
    Call, © Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site seabird research group
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

  • Breeding region Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion islands off n Kuril and Commander Is. (se Russia), Aleutian Is., and Gulf of Alaska to n California
  • Non breeding region to e coast of Japan, s Sea of Okhotsk, n Bering Sea, and c California coast

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
CzechBurnácek šedý, buřňáček šedý
DanishKløfthalet Stormsvale
DutchParelgrijs Stormvogeltje, Vorkstaartstormvogeltje
EsperantoForkovosta petrelo, Forkvosta ŝtormpetrelo
Estonianhele-tormipääsu
Finnishharmaakeiju
FrenchOcéanite à queue fourchue, Pétrel à queue fourchue
FrisianGrize stoarmswel
GalicianPaíño rabiforcado
GermanGabelschwanz-Wellenlaufer, Gabelschwanz-Wellenläufer
IcelandicKlaufsvala
IrishGuairdeall earrghabhlach
ItalianUccello delle tempeste forcuto, Uccello delle tempeste di Gmelin, Uccello delle tempeste coda forcuta, Uccello delle tempeste codaforcuta del Pacifico
Japaneseハイイロウミツバメ
Kazakhсұр оцеанодрома
Latvianšķeltastes vētrasburātājs
Lithuanianšakotuodegis audrašauklis, Šakotuodegis audrašaklis
Northern SamiRánesstoarbmaspálfu
Norwegiangråstormsvale
Norwegian NynorskGråstormsvale
Polishnawalnik popielaty, nawałnik popielaty
PortuguesePainho-de-rabo-bifurcado, painho-cauda-d'andorinha
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