Elliot's storm petrel
| Elliot's storm petrel | |
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| O. g. galapagoensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Oceanitidae |
| Genus: | Oceanites |
| Species: | O. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oceanites gracilis (Elliot, 1859)
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Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a species of
Oceanitidae. The species is also known as the white-vented storm petrel.[2] There are two subspecies, O. g. gracilis, which is found in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile, and O. g. galapagoensis, which is found in the waters around the Galápagos Islands. It is a sooty-black storm petrel with a white rump and a white band crossing the lower belly and extending up the midline of the belly. It has long legs which extend beyond the body in flight.[3]
Distribution
In spite of the frequent sightings of this species it is very poorly known. Despite considerable research, only one nest had ever been found prior to 2003, that being on the Isla Chungungo, off the coast of Chile. During a survey in 2002, about eleven nests were found in three crevices on this island, but it was also being used by nesting
pelagic.[3]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ IOC World Bird List, version 4.2: Loons, penguins, petrels. Retrieved 9 June 2014
- ^ a b "Elliot's Storm-Petrel - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
External links
- White-vented storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis) photos - Christopher Taylor Nature Photography