Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma tethys) - HBW 1, p. 269
French: Océanite téthys
German: Galapagoswellenläufer
Spanish: Paíño de las Galápagos
Other common names: Galapagos Storm petrel
Taxonomy: Thalassidroma tethys Bonaparte, 1852, Galapagos Islands.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tethys (Bonaparte, 1852) - Galapagos Is.
- kelsalli (Lowe, 1925) - Pescadores and San Gallán Is, off W Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Hundreds of birds flying over lava boulders Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp tethys)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 3 years ago 12 sec 4 -
A bird flying near the water Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp tethys)
Peter Fraser 30 September 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 3.4 -
A bird flying over the sea Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp tethys)
Peter Fraser 30 September 2005 5 years ago 29 sec 3.2
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