Wilson's storm petrel

The Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the storm petrel family, the Hydrobatidae. 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 world population has been estimated to be more than 50 million pairs. The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.

Wilson's storm petrel
File:Oceanites oceanicus - SE Tasmania.jpg
Conservation status
File:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Procellariiformes
Family:	Hydrobatidae
Subfamily:	Oceanitinae
Genus:	Oceanites
Species:	O. oceanicus
Binomial name
Oceanites oceanicus Kuhl, 1820
File:OceanitesDistribution.svg
Distribution range (blue)

Wilson's Storm Petrel Media

• Wilsons Storm Petrel gliding above water Dec 2021 Palmer Station Antarctica.jpg

  Wilson's Storm Petrel showing the distinctive markings across the upper wing

• Wilsons Storm Petrel pattering on water Dec 2021 Palmer Station Antarctica.jpg

  Wilson's Storm Petrel pattering across water during feeding

• Wilsons Storm Petrel yellow foot webbing Dec 2021 Palmer Station Antarctica.jpg

  Wilson's Storm Petrel with distinctive yellow webbing between feet

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