Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Elliot's Storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis) - HBW 1, p. 267
French: Océanite d'Elliot
German: Elliotsturmschwalbe
Spanish: Paíño de Elliot
Other common names: White vented/Graceful Storm petrel
Taxonomy: Thalassidroma gracilis Elliot, 1859, west coast of South America.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gracilis (Elliot, 1859) - Ecuador S to C Chile, with breeding recorded only at Chungungo I off Chile, 29° S.
- galapagoensis Lowe, 1921 - presumably breeds at Galapagos Is.
- Data Deficient Enlarge map
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A bird flying and walking over the water Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp galapagoensis)
Peter Fraser 30 September 2005 5 years ago 22 sec 4.3
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Common bird during pelagic from Lima to the Humboldt current.
Locality Lima City, Peru (ssp gracilis)
Cock Reijnders 25 September 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
Bird walking on water
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru (ssp gracilis)
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 November 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Birds feeding on our special chum
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru (ssp gracilis)
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 November 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Birds feeding on our special chum
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru (ssp gracilis)
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 November 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Birds feeding on our special chum
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru (ssp gracilis)
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 November 2008 2 years ago 3 -
stormpetrel walking on water
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru (ssp gracilis)
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 November 2008 2 years ago 3
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