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It nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and lays a single white egg.
Not listed
At a glance
FamilyNorthern Storm-Petrels
SizeSmall
RarityRare
HabitatCoastlines, harbours, offshore waters, estuaries, headlands, beaches, and large inland water when conditions suit.
Best timePeak activity in Nov, Oct. Morning coastal watches and tide changes that concentrate feeding activity.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Haemin Seo
Range map
Range map
11visible hotspots
11visible records
0states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Medium-sized storm-petrel found primarily in the Pacific. Dark brown overall, with buffy carpal bars in upperwing and noticeable white primary shafts at close range. Flight is often relaxed, on wings often held out farther from the body than in Leach’s.
Behavior
Tristram's and Matsudaira's are similar but noticeably larger (apparent with experience); dark-rumped Leach’s Storm-Petrel very similar but lacks white primary shafts, flies more erratically, on sharply crooked wings.
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