Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)

Code 4

LESP

Code 6

OCELEU

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Dark gray to black.
Forehead Color: Dark gray to black.
Nape Color: Dark gray to black.
Throat Color: Dark gray to black.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 20-23 cm (8-9 in)
Weight: 34 g (1.2 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Dark Brown
Upperparts: Dark brown with white rump patch broken by a gray-brown stripe.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Bounding and erratic., Mothlike with frequent changes of direction and speed.
Wingspan Range: 46-48 cm (18-19 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Brown
Under Tail: Dark Brown
Leg Color: Black

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