Storm Petrel

Storm Petrel, Galapagos

There are three species of storm petrels on the Galapagos, the wedge-rumped, band-rumped and white-vented storm petrels, all dark with a white rump.  They are the smallest among sea birds, about the size of a swallow.  The wedge-rumped and band-rumped storm petrels breed in huge colonies on Genevosa Island.  Although they exist in the thousands, little about the species are known.

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