Status of the Least Storm Petrel Hydrobates microsoma in Peru

Authors

Mauricio Ugarte, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Museo de Historia Natural, Área de Ornitología, Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú

Abstract

The occurrence of the Least Storm Petrel Hydrobates microsoma in Peru has been considered somewhat hypothetical by some authors, as its presence was previously supported only by sight records dating back to 1982. In this note, I confirm the presence of the species in Peru based on the re-examination of three specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. I also provide a summary of the historical records of its occurrences in Peru. Least Storm Petrel should be considered an uncommon boreal migrant in Peruvian marine waters.

DOI

http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.53.2.1667

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Recommended Citation

Ugarte, Mauricio (2025) "Status of the Least Storm Petrel Hydrobates microsoma in Peru," Marine Ornithology: Vol. 53 : Iss. 2 , Article 28.
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.53.2.1667
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/marine_ornithology/vol53/iss2/28