(Pelagodroma marina)

Name in English: White-faced Storm-Petrel
Name in Spanish: Paíño pechialbo
Name in German: Weißgesicht Sturmschwalbe
Size: 19-21 cm in length; 41-44 cm wingspan (with open wings)

Distribution and habitat: Summer visitors with colonies on the islands of Cape Verde, the Canary Islands and the wild islands, outside the breeding season, these pelagic birds have been seen on the east coast of North and South America and on the west coast of Central Africa.

Descripción: The white-faced storm petrel has a pale brown-grey back and rump, and wings with black feathers. Unlike others of its type, it has a white face with a dark mask over its eyes. It is one of the easiest to identify at sea, leaving its legs dangling in flight.