Wilson’s Petrel Oceanites oceanicus [Kuhl, 1820] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Hydrobatidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 500 | |
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Number in Britain:
9 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
17 cm
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Wingspan: 40 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: Okeanitesthe three thousand sea-nymphs, daughters of Okeanus and L.: oceanus=the ocean |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: is of s oceans & Antarctica, RANGES: widely through Atlantic, Indian & e Pacific oceans |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & crevices |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1838
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
425
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Wilson’s Petrel | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Pedryn Wilson |
| Danish: Wilsons stormsvale | Dutch: Wilsons stormvogeltje |
| Finnish: Merikiitäjä | French: Pétrel de Wilson |
| German: Buntfüssige Sturmschwalbe | Hungarian: Wilson viharfecskéje |
| Icelandic: Hafsvala | Irish: Guairdeall Wilson |
| Italian: Uccello delle tempeste di Wilson | Norwegian: Wilsonstormsvale |
| Polish: Oceannik zóltopletwy | Portuguese: Paino-casquilho |
| Spanish: Paiño de Wilson | Swedish: Havslöpare |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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