Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
Hydrobates furcatus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
The Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Hydrobates furcatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Hydrobates furcatus
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hydrobates furcatus furcatus
- Hydrobates furcatus plumbeus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria furcata
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- icy seas between America and Asia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.561
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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