Hornby's Storm Petrel (Hydrobates hornbyi)
About the Hornby's Storm Petrel
The ringed storm petrel (Hydrobates hornbyi), also known as Hornby's storm petrel, is a seabird that ranges in the Humboldt Current off the coasts of South America. The species is a very distinctive member of the storm petrel family, with a dark cap, white face and underparts, forked tail and a black band across the chest. It is relatively common in the seas off Peru, Chile and Ecuador. The species is named after Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Chile, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Leach's Storm PetrelHydrobates leucorhousrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.