10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORM PETREL»
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storm petrel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Flight of the
Storm Petrel
Depicts the behavior, flight, and migratory habits of the various types of petrels and describes the author's efforts to study these sea birds
Ronald Mathias Lockley, 1983
2
A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, ...
[WHITE-VENTED STORM-PETREL] Oceanites gracilis Description: 6-6 !4 . One
report from Pacific. Closely resembles Wilson's Storm-Petrel (likewise with
projecting, yellow-webbed feet, and with similarly shaped white rump band), but
smaller ...
3
Petrels, Albatrosses, and
Storm-Petrels of North America: A ...
exulans A10Galapagos Albatross Phoebastria irrorata A11Light-mantled Sooty
Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Storm-Petrels (S1–S19) WHITE-RUMPED
STORM-PETRELS S1 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus S2 European ...
4
A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... grallaria White-bellied Storm-Petrel Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi Bounty Shag
Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black
Cormorant Garrodia nereis Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Phalacrocorax urile Red-
faced ...
5
Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World
Derek Onley, Paul Scofield. the family is divided into two subfamilies: oceanitinae
(southern hemisphere), 8 species in 6 genera Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites
oceanicus) elliot's storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis) new Zealand storm-petrel ...
Derek Onley, Paul Scofield, 2009
6
Biology of Marine Birds
... Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-petrel O. gracilis Elliot's or White-vented
Storm-petrel DD Garrodia nereis Gray-backed Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina
White-faced Storm-petrel Fregelta trvpica Black-bellied Storm-petrel E grallaria ...
E. A. Schreiber, Joanna Burger, 2001
7
Birds of the Middle East
Most numerous storm petrel in region. Identified in flight by the bold white rump
extending onto sides of uppertail-coverts, and legs protruding beyond square-
ended tail. Larger and longer and broader winged than European Storm Petrel
with ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
8
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Slow, deep wingbeats and larger size distinguish Black Storm-Petrel from dark-
rumped individuals of Leach's Storm- Petrel (preceding page). Range: Breeds
from May to Dec. off Baja California and in Gulf of California; small colony in
vicinity ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
9
CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition
Body. masses. of. world. Birds. (continued). Sex n mean S.D. min max Season U
3 16.7 U 100 47.2 4 16 17 40 62 U 38 52 3 43 U 35 52 4.7 45 59 65 B Crozet.Is.
611a B Lord.Howe.Is. 745 Fregetta grallaria segethi White-bellied. Storm-Petrel ...
John B. Dunning, Jr., 2007
10
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
WILSON'S STORM-PETREL Oceanites oceanicus Sometimes common in
summer off Atlantic Coast, where it may be seen during deep-water fishing or
whale-watching trips; quite rare off Pacific Coast. Nests on islands far south of
Equator.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORM PETREL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
storm petrel is used in the context of the following news items.
Resurrecting the New Zealand Jesus Bird
The 'Jesus bird' is the unique name given to storm petrels, small seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, for their characteristic ability to 'walk' on water. Storm ... «NatGeo News Watch, Mar 14»
First NZ storm petrel egg found by scientists
Researchers studying the New Zealand storm petrel have, for the first time since they were rediscovered nine years ago, found an egg of the critically ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 14»
US denies ashy storm petrel endangered status
To the dismay of a conservation group, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied endangered-species protection Monday to the ashy storm petrel, a seabird that ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 13»
On a wing and a prayer
The story of the New Zealand storm petrel has been a source of fascination and excitement to bird lovers over the past decade. This tiny bird made headlines ... «The Nelson Mail, Jun 13»
Bird in the hand
Conservation scientists are hopeful a rediscovered seabird, the New Zealand storm petrel, can be nurtured on Little Barrier Island, to a point where it stands a ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 13»
Critically endangered NZ storm petrel found breeding
The sparrow-sized New Zealand storm petrel is critically endangered and was thought extinct until a sighting in 2003. But a team of Auckland University ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 13»
A first in Europe – Malta leads Storm Petrels research
Previous attempts to radio-track Storm Petrels in Europe had failed as this research method is extremely difficult due to the small size of these seabirds and the ... «Gozo News, Sep 12»
Storm Petrels from Filfla tracked in Europe
Researchers from the EU LIFE+ Malta Seabird Project today confirmed that Storm Petrels (Kanġu ta' Filfla), small seabirds nesting on Filfla, have been ... «Times of Malta, Sep 12»
A Nest Box Success
These encouraging results were obtained by a team of Mediterranean researchers who monitored storm petrel nesting efforts on Spain's Benidorm Island from ... «Science 2.0, Aug 12»
Storm petrel seabirds can smell their relatives
In a "recognition test", European storm petrels chose to avoid the scent of a relative in favour of approaching the smell of an unrelated bird. The researchers think ... «BBC News, Jul 12»
