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Procellariiformes / Hydrobatidae / Hydrobates

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bripet) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Hydrobatidae
Genus: Hydrobates

Subspecies (2)

Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis

breeds islets of Mediterranean Sea and Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, and Aegean seas; ranges near breeding areas
Hydrobates pelagicus pelagicus

breeds northeastern Atlantic islets from southern Iceland and Faroe Islands northward to central Norway and southward to northern Spain and Canary Islands; ranges to waters off western and southern Africa

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bripet) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.