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Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous)
Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous (Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Classification
Order:Procellariiformes
Family:
Hydrobatidae
Genus:
Hydrobates
Scientific:
Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
25 p.422
Imprint year:
1817
Protonym:
Procellaria leucorhoa
Type locality:
maritime parts of Picardy.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60121#page/440/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8D08B1C9A2DEFEC8
Avibase ID:
avibase-8D08B1C9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8D08B1C9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174629
Geographic range:
- Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous: breeds northeastern Atlantic from islets south of Iceland, Faroes, off Norway, and off Ireland and Scotland, in northwestern Pacific from Kuril Islands southward to Hokkaido (northern Japan), eastward to Aleutian Islands, and patchily southward to central California, and islands of northwestern Atlantic coast from Labrador (southeastern Canada) to Cape Cod area (Massachusetts, northeastern USA); ranges to tropical Pacific Ocean mainly north of Tropic of Capricorn, and tropical Atlantic
Source: Clements checklist
Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous)
French:
Océanite cul-blanc (leucorhous)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhoa) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) |
| Avilist 2025: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhoa) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's) ( Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Hydrobates leucorhous
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swaelstertstormswael, Swaelstertstormswael (Swaelstert)
Arabic: نوء ليتش (ليتش)
Asturian: Paín boreal (leucorhoa)
Bulgarian: Северна вълнолюбка (ssp. leucorhoa)
Breton: Ar satanig bras
Catalan: Ocell de tempesta boreal (leucorhoa), Petrell cuaforcat
Catalan (Balears): Noneta grossa
Czech: buřňáček dlouhokřídlý, buřňáček severní (ssp. leucorhoa)
Welsh: Pedryn cynffon-fforchog
Danish: Stor Stormsvale, Stor Stormsvale, Almindelig (ssp. leucorhoa)
German: Wellenläufer (leucorhoa), Wellenläufer-leucorhoa
Greek: Ωκεανοδρόμος του Ατλαντικού (leucorhoa)
English: Leach's storm petrel, Leach's Storm Petrel (Leach's), Leach's Storm-Petrel, Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's), Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhoa), Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous), Northern Leach's Storm-Petrel
English (Avilist): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's)
English, HBW: Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's)
English (Hong Kong SAR China): Leach's Storm Petrel (leucorhous)
English (IOC): Leach's Storm Petrel (Leach's)
English (New Zealand): Leach's Storm Petrel (Leach's)
English (United States): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's)
Esperanto: Forkvosta petrelo
Spanish: Paíño Boreal, Paíño Boreal (leucorhoa), Paíño de Leach (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Argentine): Paiño boreal, Paíño Boreal (leucorhous)
Spanish (Chile): Golondrina de mar boreal (leucorhous)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Paiño Boreal (leucorhous), Paiño de leach, Paiño de Leach (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Cuba): Pamperito de las tempestades, Pamperito de las tempestades (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Lavapiés
Spanish (Ecuador): Paíño de Leach (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Spain): Paíño Boreal (leucorhoa)
Spanish (HBW): Leach's Storm-Petrel (Leach's)
Spanish (Honduras): Paino de Leach, Paíño de Leach (leucorhous)
Spanish (Mexico): Paíño de Leach, Paíño de Leach (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Panama): Paíño de Leach (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Peru): Golondrina de Mar Boreal (leucorhoa)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Paíño Boreal (leucorhous)
Spanish (Uruguay): Paiño de Leach, Paíño de Leach (Subesp. leucorhoa)
Spanish (Venezuela): Golondrina de Mar (leucorhous)
Estonian: Põhja-tormipääsu, põhja-tormipääsu (ssp. leucorhous)
Basque: Ekaitz-txori handia, Ekaitz-txori handia (leucorhoa)
Finnish: myrskykeiju, myrskykeiju (leucorhoa)
Faroese: SýlðI drunnhvíti, Sýldur drunnhvíti (leucorhoa)
French: Océanite culblanc, Océanite cul-blanc, Océanite cul-blanc (leucorhoa), Océanite cul-blanc (leucorhous), Océanite cul-blanc (nominal), Océanite cul-blanc (nominale), Océanite cul-blanc (race nominale)
French (France): Océanite culblanc (leucorhous)
French (Guyane): Océanite culblanc (leucorhous)
Irish: Guairdeall Gabhlach
Gaelic: Gobhlan Mara
Galician: Paíño de rabo gallado, Paíño gallado (leucorhoa)
Hebrew: יסעורון אטלנטי, יסעורון אטלנטי (אטלנטי)
Croatian: burnica lastarka (leucorhous)
Haitian Creole: Oseanit dèyè blanch
Hungarian: Villás viharfecske, Villás viharfecske (leucorhoa)
Icelandic: Sjósvala, Sjósvala (leucorhoa)
Italian: Uccello delle tempeste codaforcuta, Uccello delle tempeste codaforcuta (leucorhoa)
Japanese (romaji): koshijiroumitsubame, koshijiroumitsubame (leucorhoa)
Japanese: コシジロウミツバメ, コシジロウミツバメ (leucorhoa), コシジロウミツバメ（leucorhoa）
Scientific: Hydrobates leucorhoa leucorhoa, Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhoa, Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhous, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa, Procellaria leachii, Procellaria leucorhoa
Lithuanian: Šiaurinis audrašauklis, Šiaurinis audrašauklis (leucorhoa)
Latvian: Vētras burātājs, Ziemeļu vētrasburātājs (leucorhoa)
Maori: Leach's Storm Petrel (Leach's)
Maltese: Kanġu ta' l-Atlantiku
Dutch: Vaal Stormvogeltje (leucorhoa), Vaalstormvogeltje
Norwegian: Stormsvale, stormsvale (leucorhoa), stormsvale (leucorhous)
Polish: nawalnik duzy, nawałnik duży, nawałnik duży (leucorhoa), nawałnik duży (ssp. leucorhoa)
Portuguese: Painho-de-cauda-forcada
Portuguese (Angola): Painho-de-cauda-forcada (leucorhous)
Portuguese (Brazil): Painho-de-cauda-furcada, painho-de-cauda-furcada (leucorhoa)
Portuguese (Portugal): Painho-de-cauda-forcada (leucorhoa), painho-de-cauda-forcada (leucorhous)
Rhaeto-Romance: ravarel d'undas
Romanian: Furtunar cu coadă scobită (leucorhous)
Romance (Other): ravarel d'undas
Russian: Северная качурка, Северная качурка (leucorhoa)
Northern Sami: Stoarbmaspálfu
Slovak: víchrovníček severský, víchrovníček severský (skup.)
Slovenian: viharni strakoš, Viharni strakoš (leucorhous)
Serbian: Lastorepa burnica (leucorhoa)
Swedish: Klykstjärtad stormsvala, klykstjärtad stormsvala (leucorhoa)
Turkish: çatal kuyruklu fırtına kirlangici, Çatal Kuyruklu Fırtınakırlangıcı (leucorhoa), Çatal Kuyruklu Fırtınakırlangıcı (leucorhous)
Ukrainian: Качурка північна (підвид качурка північна)
Chinese: 白腰叉尾海燕, 白腰叉尾海燕（北太平洋及大西洋）
Chinese (Hong Kong): Leach's Storm-Petrel (leucorhous)
Chinese (Traditional): 白腰叉尾海燕(leucorhoa), 白腰叉尾海燕(指名亞種)
Zulu: unohhala waseNyakatho (leucorhous)
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