Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Black Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates melania

Spanish: Paíño negro

Black Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates melania)
Photographed by santiagob1986 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The black storm petrel is a small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is 23 cm in length, with a wingspan of 46–51 cm. Most often recorded in Dec.

TaxonomyAves › Procellariiformes › Hydrobatidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,142 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Black Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates melania) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/hydrobates-melania/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.