Oceanites
Genus of birds
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Oceanites is a genus of seabird in the austral storm petrel family. The genus name refers to the mythical Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of Tethys.[2]
| Oceanites | |
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| Wilson's storm petrel 'walking' on the water off of Hatteras, North Carolina. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Oceanitidae |
| Genus: | Oceanites Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Procellaria wilsonii[1] Bonaparte = Procellaria oceanica Kuhl | |
| Species | |
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It contains the following species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson's storm petrel
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Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl, 1820) |
South Shetland Islands |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Elliot's storm petrel
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Oceanites gracilis (Elliot, 1859) |
Galápagos Islands, Peru and Chile |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Pincoya storm petrel | Oceanites pincoyae (Harrison et al., 2013) |
Chiloé Island (Reloncavi Sound and the Chacao Channel), Chile |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Andean storm petrel | Oceanites barrosi (Heraldo V. Norambuena, Rodrigo Barros, Álvaro Jaramillo, Fernando Medrano, Chris Gaskin, Tania King, Karen Baird, Cristián E. Hernádez., 2024) |
Chile | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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