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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family
Northern Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Code 4
LESP
Code 6
HYDLEU
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-brown.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
20-23 cm (8-9 in)
Weight:
54 g (1.9 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X