Angola, Antarctica (B), Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island (B), Brazil, Cameroon, Canada (P), Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, Congo, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Costa Rica, Côte dIvoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Guiana, French Southern Territories (B), Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea-bissau, Guyana, Heard Island and McDonald Islands (B), India, Indonesia, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (NB), Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands (NB), Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia [Federated States of] (NB), Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand (B), Norway (B), Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (B), Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), St Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates (NB), Uruguay (NB), USA (NB), Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British) (NB), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (NB).
Vagrant to Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Comoros, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Poland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Yemen.
Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) [XC863023]
by Kevin Guille from Mayes island, France (song at night during breeding season. individual singing under a rock. at least)
Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) [XC779962]
by \u738b\u81ea\u5803 from Great Wall Station,Antarctic, Antarctica (alarm call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia. Breeds on Antarctic continent and surrounding islands, north to the Subantarctic Zone.
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Nest
A large chamber at the end of a burrow, lined with feathers. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide)
1; white, usually lightly spotted with red-brown, especially at the larger end; oval; about 34 x 24 mm. Incubation: 39 - 48 days; by both sexes in 48 hr shifts.
Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 60 days. Fed by both parents.
Subspecies
Possible subspecies maorianus (taken off New Zealand) may be extinct.
Both are found in Australian waters.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
oceanicus (Kuhl, 1820) - Subantarctic islands, from Cape Horn east to Kerguelen Is.
exasperatus Mathews, 1912 - South Shetland, South Sandwich Is, coastal Antarctica.
chilensis Murphy, 1936 - Range incompletely known. Breeds Tierra del Fuego; ranges north to Peru.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
BirdLife International Species Factsheet