Ainley's Storm Petrel

Ainley's Storm PetrelThis storm petrel feeds at sea from breeding sites off Mexico. GPS-tracked breeding birds used waters from central Baja California to southern California in the eastern North Pacific.What does it look like?It is dark overall, with a white rump crossed by a black band and a deeply forked tail.How does it live?This storm petrel feeds at sea from breeding sites off Mexico. GPS-tracked breeding birds used waters from central Baja California to southern California in the eastern North Pacific.At breeding sites it nests in rock crevices or shallow burrows near the sea. Breeding birds forage offshore; GPS tracking recorded use of a broad area of the eastern North Pacific.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.