Species profile
Ainley's Storm-petrel
Hydrobates cheimomnestes
Quick answer
Breeding regions are PO. Breeding subregions are winter breeder, is. Negro, Afuera and Gargoyle Rocks, off Guadalupe I. (w of Baja California, nw Mexico). Non breeding regions are to tropical se Pacific near Galápagos.
- Scientific name
- Hydrobates cheimomnestes
- Family
- Hydrobatidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Genus
- Hydrobates
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Ainley's Storm-petrel in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Hydrobatidae
- Ainley's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma cheimomnestes)
- ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa)
- Ashy Storm-petrel (Hydrobates homochroa)
- black storm-petrel (Oceanodroma melania)
- Black Storm-petrel (Hydrobates melania)
- Black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- Cape Verde Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma jabejabe)
- European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)