Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel
Hydrobates tethys(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1852)
English (US) Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel
The Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel (Hydrobates tethys) 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 tethys
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hydrobates tethys tethys
- Hydrobates tethys kelsalli
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thalassidroma Tethys
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1852)
- Type locality
- Galapagos Islands.
- Original description
- Tageblatt. 29te Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Aertze in Wiesbaden Beilage 7 p.89
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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