When and where do Leach’s storm petrels breed?

What do storm petrels do in winter?

Our results indicated that Leach’s Storm Petrels from two Nova Scotian colonies had several different migratory strategies. Some birds undertook longer migrations to waters off southern Africa and spent less time at their overwintering areas (albeit not significantly so), while others stayed in the northern Atlantic Ocean during winter.

Where do Leach’s storm petrels go in the winter?

Our results indicate that Leach’s Storm Petrels have low migratory connectivity and that they use multiple stopover areas and overwintering destinations. Birds with stopover areas at higher latitudes overwintered in the North Atlantic Ocean, either in areas associated with the North Equatorial Current or in waters off Newfoundland and Labrador.

When do Leach’s petrels fledge?

Most nestling Leach’s Storm Petrels in the Atlantic fledge between about mid-September and late October (Huntingdon et al 1996), with the exception of Arctic breeders in Norway that probably do not fledge until early December.

Where did Leach’s storm petrel come from?

The type specimen of Leach’s Storm Petrel, obtained on the coast of Picardy, northern France, may well have been a North American bird. It came into the hands of Louis Vieillot, a prolific writer and describer of new species, who named it leucorhoa, based on Greek words for ‘white’ and ‘rump’, in 1817.

Can you see Leach’s storm-petrel from the mainland?

Leach’s Storm-petrel falls into the latter category for many observers. With few opportunities to see this superb seabird from the mainland during the course of the year, it is very easy to miss out on the occasional autumn days when these birds do get blown close to the shore.

Where can I find storm petrels?

It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations. Storm petrels are present at and around the breeding colonies from May to September. Migrants best looked for in September and October as they journey south to waters off South Africa.

Is Leach’s storm-petrel a dark-rumped petrel?

Leach’s Storm-petrel: S. Yorks Note the typical suspicion of a dark central divide on the rump, which on some birds can be extensive with the rump appearing dark, inviting confusion with dark-rumped petrels such as Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel. In this view the forked tail and pale midwing panel on the upperwing are very obvious ( photo: Roy Harvey ).

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Is a storm petrel a procellariiform?

Leach’s Storm Petrel is a small, sexually monomorphic procellariiform that breeds in the Northern Hemisphere (Huntington et al.1996). In eastern North America, these birds arrive at breeding colonies in early May, and females lay a single egg in a burrow in June or July.

Why do storm petrels stopover in the North Atlantic?

Ardenna grisea, for example (Egevang et al. 2010, Hedd et al. 2012), tracked Leach’s Storm Petrels migrated in a general clockwise pattern around the North Atlantic Gyre, which is associated with global wind patterns. Stopovers are thought to be a time of intense foraging that serves a refuelling function (Guilford et al. 2009; Dias et al. 2011).

Are Leach’s storm petrels in the North Atlantic?

54 Pollet et al.: Migration of Leach’s Storm Petrels Marine Ornithology 47: 53–63 (2019) This study confirmed the presence of Leach’s Storm Petrels in the North Atlantic during the non-breeding season, over warm and deep waters. However, the study was limited by the small sample size, and it did not provide information on stopover areas.

What do Leach’s storm petrel chatter calls Mean?

As with so many bird sounds, the meaning of Leach’s Storm Petrel chatter calls varies enormously according to context. When Taoka et al (1989a) broadcasted chatter calls of either sex just outside a breeding colony, birds that responded from the air were always of the opposite sex.

What is Leach’s storm-petrel?

Leach’s storm-petrel is a truly oceanic species, only returning to remote island colonies during hours of darkness. It ranges widely in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Are Leach’s storm petrel colonies monitored in the UK?

An insufficient number of Leach’s storm petrel colonies are monitored in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, to allow the production of valid annual abundance trends.

Do storm petrels lay eggs?

It lays a single white egg, which often has a faint ring of spots at the large end. This storm petrel is strictly nocturnal at the breeding sites to avoid predation by gulls and skuas, and even avoids coming to land on clear, moonlit nights.

Where are Leach’s storm petrels found?

The largest colony of Leach’s storm petrels can be found on Baccalieu Island of eastern Canada, an ecological reserve with more than 3 million pairs of the birds. Leach’s petrel, known in some rural areas as Carrie chicks, is a small bird at 18–21 cm in length with a 43– to 48-cm wingspan.

What does a white rump look like?

The white rump has a black line down it. Leach’s petrels breed on remote offshore islands to the UK and feed out beyond the continental shelf. It is specially protected by law and it’s important that its breeding colonies are protected from introduced predators such as cats and rats.

Where do Leach’s petrels breed?

Leach’s petrels breed on remote offshore islands to the UK and feed out beyond the continental shelf. It is specially protected by law and it’s important that its breeding colonies are protected from introduced predators such as cats and rats.

What is Leach’s storm petrel?

Leach’s Storm Petrel’s nestlings have a rhythmic begging call similar to that of other petrels and shearwaters, and they also have two other calls in their repertoire (Naugler & Smith 1992). The ‘short call’ is given in response to non-tactile disturbances, such as when a stranger enters the burrow, or a researcher causes disturbance outside.