White-faced Storm-Petrel

Pelagodroma marina

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)

Code 4

WFSP

Code 6

PELMAR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Brown to brown-black.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped
Crown Color: Dark Gray
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: Dark Gray
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 18-20 cm (7-8 in)
Weight: 48 g (1.7 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: White, Gray
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Dark Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Alternates series of shallow rapid wing beats with short glides, producing a series of undulations as it progresses.
Wingspan Range: 42-44 cm (16.5-17.5 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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