Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) - HBW 1, p. 267
French: Océanite de Wilson
German: Buntfuß Sturmschwalbe
Spanish: Paíño de Wilson
Other common names: Flat clawed/Yellow webbed Storm petrel
Taxonomy: Procellaria oceanica Kuhl, 1820, South Georgia.
Possible race maorianus (taken off New Zealand) may be extinct. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- oceanicus (Kuhl, 1820) - subantarctic islands, from Cape Horn E to Kerguelen Is.
- exasperatus Mathews, 1912 - South Shetland, South Sandwich Is, coastal Antarctica.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird swooping to the water´s surface to feed and then flying off Locality St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
Ramón Mascort 16 March 2002 9 years ago 15 sec 3.9 -
An individual looking for food while flying (then at 50% speed). Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 44 sec 3.5 -
A bird flying and feeding on flight (then at 50% speed). Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 23 sec 3.5 -
A bird flying near a boat. NOTE: Film speed slowed by 50% Locality Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Brooke Clibbon 7 November 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 3.4 -
Flying and feeding around the ship Locality Salisbury Plain, South Georgia (ssp oceanicus)
Greg Baker 23 February 2005 1 year ago 30 sec 3.3 -
A bird flying on the sea, looking for food. Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 1 year ago 20 sec 3.3
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In flight showing upperwing
Locality Isles of Scilly, England, Great Britain
ben lascelles 5 August 2005 2 years ago 4 -
Off-shore. A huge group (more then 50 birds) dancing in the waves
Locality Callao Province, Peru
auf 3 August 2008 1 year ago 3 -
Bird following the ship.
Locality Scotia Sea (ssp oceanicus)
Christophe Gouraud 2 November 2010 1 year ago 2.8 -
A New Zealand Storm-Petrel in flight.
Locality Sandspit, North Island, New Zealand
Ken Havard 6 November 2008 46 weeks ago 2.2
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