Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus - Océanite de Wilson

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Oceanitidés
Genus
:
Oceanites
Species
:
oceanicus

Descriptor

Kuhl, 1820

Biometrics

Size
: 19 cm
Wingspan
: 38 à 42 cm.
Weight
: 35 à 45 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) is a species of bird in the Oceanitidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Oceanites oceanicus oceanicus (subantarctic islands)
Oceanites oceanicus exasperatus (Antarctica, South Shetland and South Sandwich Is.)
Oceanites oceanicus chilensis (Tierra del Fuego)

Foreign names

Océanite de Wilson,
Paíño de Wilson,
casquilho,
Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbe,
Wilson-viharfecske,
Wilsons Stormvogeltje,
Uccello delle tempeste di Wilson,
havslöpare,
Oseanstormsvale,
búrkozvest pestronohý,
buřníček žlutonohý,
Wilsons Stormsvale,
etelänkeiju,
Geelpootstormswael (Gewone stormswael),
ocell de tempesta de Wilson,
Hafsvala,
oceannik żółtopłetwy,
Vilsona vētrasburātājs,
antarktični strakoš,
Качурка Вильсона,
Petrel-badai coklat,
アシナガウミツバメ,
黄蹼洋海燕,
黃蹼洋海燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands