Leach's Storm Petrel bird informationValues
Conservation statusVU - Vulnerable
SynonymsLeach's Petrel, Leach's Storm-Petrel (nominate group), Leach's Storm-Petrel, Socorro Petrel, Leach's Storm-Petrel [nominate group]
Old latin name for birdProcellaria leucorhoa, Oceanodroma leucorhous, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Oceanodroma socorroensis
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyNorthern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae
GenusHydrobates
Breeding regionAtlantic ocean, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionne Atlantic from s Iceland, Faroe Is., c Norway, Ireland and Scotland; nw Atlantic from s Labrador to Massachusetts; nw Pacific from ne Russia and ne Japan to Alaska and n, c Baja California (nw Mexico); also off sw Africa
Non breeding regionto tropical Pacific Ocean mainly n of Tropic of Capricorn, and tropical Atlantic, reaching s Africa in temperate se Atlantic Ocean

Leach's Storm Petrel bird sounds *

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    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
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    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
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    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
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    Call, © Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site seabird research group
    Canada
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    Adult, male, song, © Rinse van der Vliet
    Iceland
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    Call, © David Bradley
    Canada
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    Call, song, © Doug Hynes
    Canada
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    Purring from inside burrow, call, chuckle from outside and inside, flight call, © Lucas Berrigan
    Canada
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    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
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    Call, © Alix dEntremont
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Leach's Storm Petrel

Leach's Storm Petrel subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hydrobates leucorhous chapmaniCoronado and San Benito is. (w of nw, nc Baja California, nw Mexico)to s California and Pacific coastal waters of n South AmericaNo
Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhousislands of ne Atlantic from Westmann (s of Iceland), Faroe, Lofoten and Erkna (w of c Norway) and n of Ireland and Scotland; islands of nw Atlantic coast and Gulf of St. Lawrence from Herring (s Labrador) to Penikese (sw of Cape Cod, Massachusetts); islands of nw Pacific from Kuril, Sakhalin and Commander Is. (se Russia), ne Hokkaido (Japan), Aleutian Is., islands of Alaska Pen. to Cape Grenville (nw Washington), islands off s Oregon and scattered islands off n, c Californiato tropical Pacific Ocean mainly n of Tropic of Capricorn, and tropical Atlantic, reaching s Africa in temperate se Atlantic OceanNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwaelstertstormswael
AlbanianZgalemi bishtgërshërë
Arabicنوء ليتش
BasqueEkaitz-txori handi, Ekaitz-txori handia
BelarusianПаўночная качурка
BretonAr satanig bras, Satanig bras
BulgarianСеверна вълнолюбка
CatalanPetrell cuaforcat, ocell de tempesta boreal
Chinese白腰叉尾海燕
Chinese (Traditional)白腰叉尾海燕
Chuvashçурçĕр качурки
CroatianLastorepa burnica, burnica lastarka
Czechbuřňáček severní, buřňáček dlouhokřídlý
DanishStor Stormsvale
DutchVaalstormvogeltje, Vaal Stormvogeltje
Esperantoforkvosta ŝtormpetrelo, Forkvosta petrelo , Hirundvosta ŝtormpetrelo
Estonianpõhja-tormipääsu
FaroeseSýldur drunnhvíti, SýlðI drunnhvíti
Finnishmyrskykeiju
FrenchOcéanite culblanc, Pétrel cul-blanc, Océanite cul-blanc
FrisianStoarmswel
GalicianPaíño de Leach, Paíño de rabo gallado, Paíño gallado
GermanWellenläufer
GreekΩκεανοδρόμος του Ατλαντικού, Κυματoβάτης
Hebrewיסעורון אטלנטי
Hungarianvillás viharfecske
IcelandicSjósvala
IrishGuairdeall Gabhlach
ItalianUccello delle tempeste codaforcuta
Japaneseコシジロウミツバメ
Kazakhсолтүстік качурка, солтүстік оцеанодромасы
Latvianziemeļu vētrasburātājs, cice, Vētras burātājs, ziemeļu vētrasburātājs
Lithuanianšiaurinis audrašauklis
LuxembourgishWelleleefer
MacedonianВилоопашест буревесник
MalteseKanġu ta' l-Atlantiku
ManxGollan marrey
Northern SamiStoarbmaspálfu
Norwegianstormsvale, Stormsvale
Norwegian NynorskStormsvale
Polishnawalnik duzy, nawałnik duży
Portuguesepainho-de-cauda-furcada, painho-de-cauda-forcada
RomanianRândunică de furtună cu fund alb
Romanshravarel d'undas
RussianСеверная качурка, Качурка северная
SerbianLastorepa burnica
Slovakvíchrovníček severský, víchrovnícek severský
Slovenianviharni strakoš
SpanishPaíño de Leach, Paíño boreal, Paiño de Leach, Paíño Añapero
Swedishklykstjärtad stormsvala
TurkishÇatal Kuyruklu Fırtınakırlangıcı, Çatalkuyruklu fırtınakırlangıcı, çatal kuyruklu fırtına kirlangici
Ukrainianкачурка північна
WelshPedryn drycin cynffon-fforchog, Pedryn cynffon-fforchog, Pedryn Gynffon-fforchog