Wilson's storm-petrel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wilson's storm-petrel |
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Hydrobatidae
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Oceanitinae
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Oceanites
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O. oceanicus
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| Oceanites oceanicus Kuhl, 1820
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The Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the storm petrel family, the Hydrobatidae. It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards during the summer of the northern hemisphere. The world population has been estimated to be more than 50 million pairs. The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.
Images for kids
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The yellow webbing to the feet is distinctive
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Showing the pale band on the upper wing secondary coverts
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See also
In Spanish: Paíño de Wilson para niños
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