Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata) - HBW 1, p. 271
French: Océanite à queue fourchue
German: Gabelschwanz Wellenläufer
Spanish: Paíño Rabihorcado
Other common names: Grey Storm petrel
Taxonomy: Procellaria furcata Gmelin, 1789, icy seas between America and Asia.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- furcata (Gmelin, 1789) - N Kuril, Commander and Aleutian Is.
- plumbea (Peale, 1848) - W coast of N America, from Alaska S to N California.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult in flight
Locality Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA (United States)
Martin Hale 11 June 2003 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
in flight
Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp plumbea)
Michael Retter 1 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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