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Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), family Oceanitidae, order Procellariiformes, off the coast of QLD, Australia
photograph by Paul Walbridge
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Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), family Oceanitidae, order Procellariiformes, off the coast of QLD, Australia
photograph by Paul Walbridge
Austral storm petrel (Oceanitidae) family
Which is the best bird?
Elliot's storm petrel
Wilson's storm petrel
Grey-backed storm petrel
White-faced storm petrel
New Zealand storm petrel
White-bellied storm petrel
Black-bellied storm petrel
This family contains just seven eligible species in four genera (Fregetta, Pelagodroma, Garrodia, and Oceanites).
Have you seen a Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)?
Yes, in nature
No, but I have heard one in nature
Yes, in captivity
No, but I have heard one in captivity
I might have/I'm not sure
No, I've only heard of it/seen it in photos/taxidermy/etc
No, and I have never heard of this bird
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White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
© Paul Brooks
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
© David Wingate
Wilson’s Storm Petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), family Oceanitidae, order Procellariiformes, off the Coast of Portugal
photographs by Vasco Valadares
Wilson’s Storm Petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), family Oceanitidae, order Procellariiformes, off the Coast of Portugal
photographs by Vasco Valadares
May I ask your opinion on storm-petrels?
TBH, I have never successfully ID'd one without an "expert" helping me. I find a lot of these pelagics to be difficult (also their taxonomy is up in the air right now). Its hard for me to get excited by them, but here's a few for you...
They are pretty cute up close!!!
European Storm Petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus), family Hydrobatidae, order Procellariiformes, found in the seas off of Europe and north Africa
photograph by Richard Crossley
Wilson's Storm Petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), family Oceanitidae, order Procellariiformes, near the coast of Tasmania, Australia
photographs by JJ Harrison
White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina), family Oceanitidae, order Procellariiformes, off the coast of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
photographs by JJ Harrison