Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852) is a animal in the Hydrobatidae family, order Procellariiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852)

Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852)

The wedge-rumped storm petrel is a storm petrel that breeds in the Galápagos Islands and coastal Peru, formerly in genus Oceanodroma.

Family
Genus
Oceanodroma
Order
Procellariiformes
Class
Aves

About Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852)

The wedge-rumped storm petrel is a species of storm petrel. Its currently accepted scientific name is Hydrobates tethys, and it was previously classified under the scientific name Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852). This species breeds in the Galápagos Islands and along the coast of Peru. It was formerly placed in the genus Oceanodroma, before this genus was synonymized with the genus Hydrobates.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae Oceanodroma

More from Hydrobatidae

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