Ainley’s Storm Petrel
Hydrobates cheimomnestes
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
Ainley's storm petrel (Hydrobates cheimomnestes) is a species of seabird in the family Hydrobatidae. It breeds in the winter on Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Mexico. It ranges south to the Galápagos Islands. It is considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of Leach's storm petrel.
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Range and habitat
Winter breeder on islets off Guadalupe Island (western Mexico); nonbreeding range poorly known, but apparently disperses southward in eastern Pacific, at least as far as the Galapagos.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Ainley'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.
