Fork-tailed storm-petrel
Oceanodroma furcata
Identification Tips:
- Sexes similar
- Pelagic bird only coming ashore to breed
- Medium to large storm-petrel
- Dark bill with tube on top
- Pale gray plumage
- Dark ear patch
- Underwings partly dark
- Forked tail
Similar species:
Shearwaters are much larger. Other storm petrels are much darker.