1. LEACH’S STORM-PETREL
BY:LUCAS
The leach’s storm petrel usually stay in group.
Their habitat is warm, offshore islands, coast
of islands, and open oceans.

2. ANATOMY
The leach’s storm petrel comes in all shapes and sizes.
Their average wingspan is 8-20 inches. Also they have slim
legs and webbed feet.You may not think this is a leach’s
storm petrel but you can tell by the tubenose.

3. DIET: This picture shows a leach’s
storm-petrel fishing for its favorite
snack. Crustaceans, small fish,
lantern fish, and goose barnacles.

4. Relatives: This picture shows a
Wilson storm-petrel. The leach’s
storm-petrel has many relatives
including Wilson petrel, Ashy
petrel, and last black petrel

5. REPRODUCTION:
Leach’s storm-petrel lay one white
egg each year. The chicks hatch in
August and are twice the weight in
September.

6. ENEMIES: These are two of the
leach’s storm-petrel enemies.
Left: gull. Right: Skuas. Both of
these birds are very vicious.

7. PROTECTION:
 This picture is a leach’s storm-petrel is
being held by a human. They are getting
lots of protection. From the government
to less water pollution

8. WHY ENDANGERED?
. They think they are eating fish but its really
trash
.Boats have gasoline leaks and the birds can
get caught in oil
. They eat sick fish. If the fish die, they die
from parasites.

9. INTERESTING FACTS:
They have an average lifespan of
20 years but one was recorded
to live 36 years. Also they were
named after a British zoologist
name William Ellford Leach.