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 DD    White-vented Storm-Petrel* Id (Atlas):
    Oceanites gracilis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
White-vented Storm-Petrel, Elliot's Storm petrel, Graceful Storm petrel, Elliot's Storm-Petrel

Family
Oceanitidae (Southern Storm-petrels)

Size
15 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Elliot, 1859)

Habitat
Pelagic. Coastal inshore waters.

Range (Guide)
Chile (B), Colombia, Ecuador (B), Peru.

Vagrant to Argentina.

Population
Estimated population is 30,000 (2010) and stable.

Status DD
Not known. Breeding colonies are potentially vulnerable to predation by invasive species.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Elliot's Storm Petrel (Oceanites gracilis) [XC573890]
     by Rodrigo Silva from Pampa Hermosa, Tarapac\u00e1, Chile (song)

 
Elliot's Storm Petrel (Oceanites gracilis) [XC520290]
     by Cristian Pinto from Isla Chungungo, Chile (call, hatchling or nestling)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • gracilis (Elliot, 1859)   -  Ecuador south to central Chile, with breeding recorded only at Chungungo I off Chile, 29° south.
  • galapagoensis Lowe, 1921   -  Presumably breeds at Galapagos Is.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for White-vented Storm-Petrel (Oceanites gracilis) - 10 files


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