Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis(Elliot, DG, 1859)
English (US) Elliot's Storm Petrel
The Elliot's Storm Petrel (Oceanites gracilis) 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 Oceanitidae (Southern Storm Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Oceanites gracilis
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Elliot's Storm Petrel
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Oceanites gracilis gracilis
- Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thalassidroma gracilis
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1859)
- Type locality
- west coast of South America.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.1, no.4 p.391
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Southern Storm Petrels
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Pincoya Storm Petrel
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Grey-backed Storm Petrel
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White-faced Storm Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm Petrel
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New Zealand Storm Petrel
Fregetta maoriana
New Caledonian Storm Petrel
Fregetta lineata
Black-bellied Storm Petrel
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