What is European storm petrel?
{{Speciesbox | name = European storm petrel | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22698477/0|title=''Hydrobates pelagicus''|author=BirdLife International|author-link=BirdLife International|year=2012|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> | image = European Storm Petrel From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds.jpg | display_parents = 2 | genus = Hydrobates | parent_authority = [[Friedrich Boie|F. Boie]], 1822 | species = pelagicus | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) | synonyms = *''Procellaria pelagica'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = ''H. p. pelagicus'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>{{break}} ''H. p. melitensis'' <small>(Schembri, 1843)</small> | range_map = Hydrobatesmap2.png | range_map_caption = European and Mediterranean{{break}}range of ''H. pelagicus''{{break}}(Full range extends into{{break}}the South Atlantic Ocean)<ref name=IUCN/> {{leftlegend|#FB001C|Known or probable breeding colonies|outline=gray}}{{leftlegend|#00FF00|At-sea range in Northern Hemisphere summer|outline=gray}} }} The '''European storm petrel''', '''British storm petrel''', or just '''storm petrel''' (''Hydrobates pelagicus'') is a small [[Seabird|seabid]]. It lives in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], around the coasts of [[Europe]]. Note that [[storm petrel]] can also refer to another group of birds, which mainly occur in the New World. Storm petrels spend almost their whole life at sea. For [[breeding]] the come to [[shore]], where they breed in large colonies. The bird has a well-developed sense of [[smell]]. It uses this to find its nest, or to find food, at night. In Europe, they can occasionally be seen at the [[Belgium|Belgian]] coast, the [[Netherlands]] and the coast of [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. It is one of the smallest seabirds. Its length is {{Convert|16|cm||abbr=}} and wingspan about {{Convert|37|cm||abbr=}}. It