Black Storm Petrel

Black Storm PetrelThe black storm-petrel is a dark seabird with a long, forked tail. It flies buoyantly low over the water and picks food from the surface.What does it look like?It is all black, with a relatively long, forked tail. It flies low over the waves with slow, deep wingbeats.How does it live?The black storm-petrel is a dark seabird with a long, forked tail. It flies buoyantly low over the water and picks food from the surface.It hovers or flutters low over the sea and takes food from the surface. Its diet includes crustaceans and small fish, but is poorly known; small squid are also a possibility mentioned in the account.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.