• Synonyms Leach's Petrel, Leach's Storm-Petrel (nominate group), Leach's Storm-Petrel, Socorro Petrel, Leach's Storm-Petrel [nominate group]
  • Old latin name for bird Oceanodroma leucorhous, Oceanodroma socorroensis, Procellaria leucorhoa, Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Leach's Storm Petrelbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Nocturnal flight call, song, © Irish Wildlife Sounds
    Ireland
  • 2.
    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
  • 3.
    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
  • 4.
    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Doug Hynes
    Canada
  • 6.
    Adult, male, song, © Rinse van der Vliet
    Iceland
  • 7.
    Call, © David Bradley
    Canada
  • 8.
    Purring from inside burrow, call, chuckle from outside and inside, flight call, © Lucas Berrigan
    Canada
  • 9.
    Call, © Steph
    United Kingdom
  • 10.
    Call, © Alix dEntremont
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Leach's Storm Petrel

  • Breeding region Atlantic ocean, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion ne 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 region to tropical Pacific Ocean mainly n of Tropic of Capricorn, and tropical Atlantic, reaching s Africa in temperate se Atlantic Ocean

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 petrelo , forkvosta ŝtormpetrelo, Hirundvosta ŝtormpetrelo
Estonianpõhja-tormipääsu
FaroeseSýldur drunnhvíti, SýlðI drunnhvíti
Finnishmyrskykeiju
FrenchOcéanite cul-blanc, Océanite culblanc, Pétrel cul-blanc
FrisianStoarmswel
GalicianPaíño de Leach, Paíño de rabo gallado, Paíño gallado
GermanWellenläufer
GreekΚυματoβάτης, Ωκεανοδρόμος του Ατλαντικού
Hebrewיסעורון אטלנטי
Hungarianvillás viharfecske
IcelandicSjósvala
IrishGuairdeall Gabhlach
ItalianUccello delle tempeste codaforcuta
Japaneseコシジロウミツバメ
Kazakhсолтүстік оцеанодромасы, солтүстік качурка
LatvianVētras burātājs, ziemeļu vētrasburātājs
Lithuanianšiaurinis audrašauklis
LuxembourgishWelleleefer
MacedonianВилоопашест буревесник
MalteseKanġu ta' l-Atlantiku
ManxGollan marrey
Northern SamiStoarbmaspálfu
Norwegianstormsvale
Norwegian NynorskStormsvale
Polishnawalnik duzy, nawałnik duży
Portuguesepainho-de-cauda-furcada, painho-de-cauda-forcada
RomanianRândunică de furtună cu fund alb
Romanshravarel d'undas
RussianКачурка северная, Северная качурка
SerbianLastorepa burnica
Slovakvíchrovnícek severský, víchrovníček severský
Slovenianviharni strakoš
SpanishPaíño Añapero, Paíño boreal, Paiño de Leach, Paíño de Leach
Swedishklykstjärtad stormsvala
Turkishçatal kuyruklu fırtına kirlangici, Çatal Kuyruklu Fırtınakırlangıcı, Çatalkuyruklu fırtınakırlangıcı
Ukrainianкачурка північна
WelshPedryn cynffon-fforchog, Pedryn Gynffon-fforchog, Pedryn drycin cynffon-fforchog