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Birds

Wilson's
Storm Petrel

Least Concern

Stable

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

The Wilson's storm petrel is a small seabird of the storm petrel family. 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.

Wilson's Petrel

Regional Names
  • Malayalam:
    കടൽ പുറവ്
  • Marathi:
    विल्सनचा वादळी टिवळा
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Taxanomy

PROCELLARIIFORMES
OCEANITIDAE
Oceanites oceanicus

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