How big is an Ashy Storm Petrel?

The Ashy Storm Petrel is a small sized bird weighing about 37 g.

Where can you see an Ashy Storm Petrel?

The Ashy Storm Petrel occurs in 2 countries, including the United States and Mexico.

What birds look similar to an Ashy Storm Petrel?

The Ashy Storm Petrel is most easily confused with the Black Storm Petrel, the European Storm Petrel and the Monteiro's Storm Petrel.

Is the Ashy Storm Petrel endangered?

The Ashy Storm Petrel is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Ashy Storm Petrel

Hydrobates homochroa

Northern Storm Petrels · Procellariiformes · Uncommon

The Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa) is a uncommon northern storm petrel found in 2 countries, weighing about 37 g. The ashy storm petrel is a small, scarce seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae.

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Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 1 — Photo: Cricket Raspet · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 2 — Photo: Cricket Raspet · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 3 — Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US · Public domain

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 4 — Photo: NPS · Public domain

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 5 — Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US · Public domain

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 6 — Photo: National Park Service · Public domain

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 7 — Photo: Bell, John Graham.; Chapman, Frank M.; Jasper, Theodore.; Natural science association of America (New York, N.Y.); Studer, Jacob Henry; Studer, Jacob Henry; Studer, Jacob Henry; Studer, Jacob Henry · Public domain

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 8 — Photo: Cricket Raspet · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 9 — Photo: Cricket Raspet · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ashy Storm Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa), photo 10 — Photo: Cricket Raspet · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Ashy Storm Petrel

The ashy storm petrel is a small, scarce seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It breeds colonially on islands off the coasts of California and Mexico, and is one of six species of storm petrel that live and feed in the rich California Current system.

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Where it lives

United States Mexico

When to see it

Best months: May, June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Ashy Storm Petrel look like?: The ashy storm petrel is a small, scarce seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae.
How big is an Ashy Storm Petrel?: The Ashy Storm Petrel is a small sized bird weighing about 37 g.
Where can you see an Ashy Storm Petrel?: The Ashy Storm Petrel occurs in 2 countries, including the United States and Mexico.
What birds look similar to an Ashy Storm Petrel?: The Ashy Storm Petrel is most easily confused with the Black Storm Petrel, the European Storm Petrel and the Monteiro's Storm Petrel.
Is the Ashy Storm Petrel endangered?: The Ashy Storm Petrel is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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