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Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Classification

Class
Aves

Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. 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 was estimated in 2022 as stable at 8–20 million birds.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 1,445Peru · 558United Kingdom · 445France · 211Brazil · 60Germany