Species profile
Ashy Storm-petrel
Hydrobates homochroa
Quick answer
Breeding regions are PO. Breeding subregions are islands of Van Damme Cove (Mendocino Co.); Bird Rock (Pt. Reyes), and Farallon Is. (w of c California); Channel Is. (w of s California); Coronado Is. and I. de Todos Santos (w of nw Baja California, nw Mexico). Non breeding regions are coastal California Current to n California (including Monterey Bay) and nc Baja California (nw Mexico).
- Scientific name
- Hydrobates homochroa
- Family
- Hydrobatidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Genus
- Hydrobates
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Ashy 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 (Hydrobates cheimomnestes)
- Ainley's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma cheimomnestes)
- ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma 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)