European storm petrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European storm petrel lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydrobates pelagicus
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Hydrobatidae

Where does the European storm petrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European storm petrel in 14 countries and territories across Africa, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the European storm petrel endangered?

The European storm petrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European storm petrel?

The European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a bird in the order Procellariiformes and the family Hydrobatidae, genus Hydrobates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European storm petrel

The European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), also known as British storm petrel, or just storm petrel, is a species of seabird in the northern storm petrel family, Hydrobatidae. The small, square-tailed bird is entirely black except for a broad, white rump and a white band on the under wings, and it has a fluttering, bat-like flight. The large majority of the population breeds on islands off the northern coasts of Europe, with the greatest numbers in the Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland. The Mediterranean population is a separate subspecies whose strongholds are Filfla Island (Malta), Sicily, and the Balearic Islands. This subspecies is indiscernible at sea from its Atlantic relatives.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European storm petrel (revision 1380897497), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27461 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).