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Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae.It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards during the summer of the northern hemisphere.
The family Oceanitidae was introduced in 1881 by the English zoologist William Alexander Forbes. [1] Two subfamilies of storm petrel were traditionally recognized. [2] The Oceanitinae, or austral storm-petrels, were mostly found in southern waters (though Wilson's storm petrel regularly migrates into the Northern Hemisphere); the ten species are placed in five genera. [3]
Wilson's storm petrel, of the family Oceanitidae. Storm petrel or stormy petrel may refer to one of two bird families , both in the order Procellariiformes , once treated as the same family. Up and down!—up and down!
Oceanites is a genus of seabird in the austral storm petrel family. The genus name refers to the mythical Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of Tethys. [2] It contains the following species: Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus; Elliot's storm petrel, Oceanites gracilis; Pincoya storm petrel, Oceanites pincoyae; Andean storm petrel ...
Several species are among the most common of seabirds, including Wilson's storm petrel (an estimated 12 to 30 million individuals) [91] and the short-tailed shearwater (23 million individuals); [92] while the total population of some other species is a few hundred.
The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus LC; Elliot's storm petrel, Oceanites ...
The southern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus (A) Gray-backed storm-petrel, Garrodia nereis
The southern storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus; Gray-backed storm-petrel, Garrodia nereis