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Black Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma melania

 

Tom Jenner

Jehl reported this species regularly when he did counts off the Pacific coast of northern Central America between 10th and 17th April 1973. He regarded the species as common to abundant further north in Mexico, but less common further south.
On my pelagic trip off the coast of Guatemala on 11th May, we saw 2 birds and on my pelagic trip off El Salvador on 2nd July, we saw 4.

Black Storm-Pet off El Sal July 05 (5)

Black Storm-Pet off El Sal July 05 (7)

Black Storm-Pet off El Sal July 05 (12)

Black Stor-pet off El Sal July 05 (8)
 
     
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