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  7. Matsudaira's Storm Petrel

BirdUp · Species

Matsudaira's Storm Petrel

Hydrobates matsudairae(Kuroda, Nm, 1922)

Conservation status: VulnerableOrigin: Native
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family
Hydrobatidae
Genus
Hydrobates

At a glance

The Matsudaira's Storm Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 24–25 cm long, listed as Vulnerable and native to Australia.

Size
24–25 cm
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Origin
Native
Commonness
Rare
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Matsudaira's Storm Petrel look like?

The Matsudaira's Storm Petrel is a medium-sized bird, about 24–25 cm long.

Matsudaira's storm petrel is a species of seabird in the family Hydrobatidae.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
24–25 cm
Wingspan
56 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Matsudaira's Storm Petrel eat?

The Matsudaira's Storm Petrel feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Matsudaira's Storm Petrel live in Australia?

The Matsudaira's Storm Petrel is native to Australia.

Breeding range
IO, PO : Kita-Iwojima and Minami-Iwojima (Iwo=Volcano Is., south of Ogasawara=Bonin Is., south of Japan)
Non-breeding range
West Micronesia through seas of east Indonesian Arch., north-west of Australia to Chagos Arch. (south of Maldives), Arabian Sea, Seychelles, and off east African coast