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 flying over rocks (slow motion 50%) Locality Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica (ssp exasperatus)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 5 years ago 11 sec 4 -
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 10 years ago 15 sec 3.9 -
A bird in flight over the ocean (50% speed). Locality Uruguay
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2012 51 weeks ago 20 sec 3.9 -
A bird flying and feeding on flight (then at 50% speed). Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2009 2 years ago 23 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 2 years ago 44 sec 3.7 -
A bird flying near a boat. NOTE: Film speed slowed by 50% Locality Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Brooke Clibbon 7 November 2005 6 years ago 15 sec 3.4
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In flight showing upperwing
Locality Isles of Scilly, England, Great Britain
ben lascelles 5 August 2005 3 years ago 4.1 -
Bird flying and looking for some rest of a Leopard Seal meal.
Locality Port Circumcision, Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (ssp exasperatus)
Christophe Gouraud 16 March 2013 10 weeks ago 4 -
Off-shore. A huge group (more then 50 birds) dancing in the waves
Locality Callao Province, Peru
auf 3 August 2008 3 years ago 3.8 -
Flying over the ocean from a boat.
Locality Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA (United States)
David Beadle 29 May 2010 22 weeks ago 3.7 -
Pattering - a common feeding technique on the species
Locality Portimão, Algarve Region, Portugal
António José Gonçalves 12 September 2010 42 weeks ago 3.7 -
Foraging flock on meltwater outlet
Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Kees Camphuysen 7 February 2009 15 weeks ago 3.5
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