#1014 · 🐦 birds
European Storm-Petrel
🇳🇱 Stormvogeltje ·Hydrobates pelagicus
📍 A Coruña, España
📍 Illa de Benidorm, Alacant, Espanya
📍 Listastrendene, Vanse, Agder, NO
📍 Saint-Louis Parish, NB, Canada
📍 Listafjorden, Vanse, Agder, NO
📍 Miño, 15630 Miño, A Coruña, Spain
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Muchaxo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 2. © Andrew Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Stephen Moores · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
- 5. A Coruña, España:© franciscodocampo · CC BY 4.0
- 6. Illa de Benidorm, Alacant, Espanya:© Albert Fernandez Chacon · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Listastrendene, Vanse, Agder, NO:© Valia Pavlou · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Saint-Louis Parish, NB, Canada:© Geneviève Gauthier · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Listafjorden, Vanse, Agder, NO:© Valia Pavlou · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Miño, 15630 Miño, A Coruña, Spain:© Antón Vázquez · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The European storm petrel , British storm petrel or just storm petrel ( Hydrobates pelagicus ) is a seabird in the northern storm petrel family, Hydrobatidae. It is the only member of the genus Hydrobates . The small, square-tailed bird is entirely black except for a broad white rump and a white band on the underwings, and it has a fluttering, bat-like flight. The large majority of the population breeds on islands off the coasts of Europe, with the greatest...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 1 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 842 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- European Storm-Petrel
- Nederlands
- Stormvogeltje
- scientific name
- Hydrobates pelagicus
- class
- Aves
- order
- Procellariiformes
- family
- Hydrobatidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 1
- sightings in Europe
- 335
- sightings worldwide
- 842
- GBIF records in NL
- 469
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Hydrobatidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 4170, Wikidata Q27461, GBIF 4408455, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.