Hydrobates pelagicus / European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Wikipedia: European storm-petrel
Systematik: Gattung Hydrobates; Unterfamilie Sturmschwalben (Hydrobatidae); Ordnung Röhrennasen (Procellariiformes); Infraklasse Neognathae; Klasse Vögel (aves); Unterstamm Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata); Stamm Chordatiere (Chordata); Reich Chordatiere (Animalia); Domäne Eukaryoten (Eukaryota)
Allgemein:

The European storm petrel, British storm petrel, or just storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a seabird in the northern storm petrel family, Hydrobatidae. It is the only member of the genus Hydrobates. 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 coasts of Europe, with the greatest numbers in the Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland. The Mediterranean population is a separate subspecies, but is inseparable at sea from its Atlantic relatives; its strongholds are Filfla Island (Malta), Sicily, and the Balearic Islands. [more]
Vokalisierung:

Heard at breeding ground. Dry, cyclic, rattling and cooing, interrupted by deeper nasal moaning or a higher pitched "kee-ee-kee", with emphasis on second syllable. [Link]
Körperlich: Länge=14-18 cm, Flügelspanne=36-39 cm, Gewicht=23-30 g

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