Storm petrel
（重定向自Hydrobatidae）
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![Unusually for the Hydrobatinae, the fork-tailed storm petrel has an all grey plumage.](/Images/godic/202501/19/Oceanodroma_furcata10532.jpg")
![The white-faced storm petrel moves across the water's surface in a series of bounding leaps.](/Images/godic/202501/19/Whitefacedstormpetrel10532.jpg")
![The Markham's storm petrel is unusual for nesting on the mainland of South America.](/Images/godic/202501/19/MSP01b0532.jpg")
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.