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storm petrel: see petrel petrel (pĕ`trəl), common name given various oceanic birds belonging, like the albatross and the shearwater, to the order known ..... Click the link for more information. . storm petrelAny of about 20 species (family Hydrobatidae) of petrels that vary from 5 to 10 in. (13–25 cm) long. All are dark gray or brown, sometimes lighter below, often with a white rump. The relatively short wings are rounded at the tips. The toes are webbed, except for the small hind toe; the tail is square, forked, or wedge-shaped. Most species breeding in southern oceans “walk” over the water with wings spread, picking up minute marine organisms. Most northern species swoop over the water like tiny terns, occasionally alighting on the surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bonadonna and his colleagues have examined a variety of tubenose birds, including thin-billed prions and Wilson's storm petrels. Visit this spring as sea turtles and marine iguanas hatch, storm petrels nest, and albatross lay eggs on this fragile natural wonder. Although white-chinned petrels, prions, and two species of storm petrels found the DMS compelling, albatrosses and cape petrels showed no particular interest in it. |
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