Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
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Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel is a small, dark storm-petrel that breeds on islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is highly pelagic and rarely seen close to land outside the breeding season.
Where to spot
Breeds on islands in the western North Pacific (e.g., Japan, Korea) and possibly parts of the Indian Ocean. Disperses widely across the tropical and subtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans.
How to spot
Look for its entirely dark, sooty-brown plumage with a slightly forked tail and a faint pale carpal bar on the upperwing. Its flight is fast and erratic. Requires pelagic trips in the appropriate ocean basins.
When to spot
Present at breeding colonies in the northern summer. Can be observed at sea during migration and non-breeding periods, potentially year-round in different parts of its range.
Where to spot
Breeds on islands in the western North Pacific (e.g., Japan, Korea) and possibly parts of the Indian Ocean. Disperses widely across the tropical and subtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans.
How to spot
Look for its entirely dark, sooty-brown plumage with a slightly forked tail and a faint pale carpal bar on the upperwing. Its flight is fast and erratic. Requires pelagic trips in the appropriate ocean basins.
When to spot
Present at breeding colonies in the northern summer. Can be observed at sea during migration and non-breeding periods, potentially year-round in different parts of its range.
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Remarkably, Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel has been recorded as a vagrant far from its normal range, appearing in the Atlantic Ocean, baffling ornithologists about how it crosses continents.
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