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Sjósvala, E: Leach's Petrel (Am. Leach's Storm Petrelj, D: Stor stormsvale, Þ: Wellenlaufer,<br />

F: Pétrel culblanc. Ljósm.: J.O.H.<br />

English summary: The Leach's Petrel breeds almost exclusively on several of the islands of<br />

Vestmannaeyjar, there is also a small colony at Ingólfshöfði in the south. The population has<br />

been estimated at roughly 80,000-150,000 pairs, with most breeding on Elliðaey in<br />

Vestmannaeyjar. The Leach's Petrel has been fully proteced in lceland since 1954.<br />

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