Tristram’s Storm Petrel
Hydrobates tristrami
- Family
- Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
Tristram's storm petrel or ʻakihikeʻehiʻale (Hydrobates tristrami) is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. The species' common and scientific name is derived from the English clergyman Henry Baker Tristram; the species can also be known as the sooty storm petrel. Tristram's storm petrel has a distribution across the north Pacific Ocean, predominantly in tropical seas.
This storm petrel has long, angular wings.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Izu, Bonin, and formerly Volcano Islands (southern Japan), and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; ranges eastern coastal waters of Japan and eastward to Kauai (Hawaii).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Tristram's storm petrel
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
