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

Océanite de Wilson
adult

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

Océanite de Wilson
adult

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 07-09-2015
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