STATUS OF THE LEAST STORM PETREL HYDROBATES MICROSOMA IN PERU

Ugarte M. · Marine Ornithology (2025) · DOI: 10.5038/2074-1235.53.2.1667

Resumen

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.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa