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Oceanodroma tethys tethys (Bonaparte, 1854)

Paíño Danzarín, Golondrina de Tormenta de Galápagos, Wedge-rumped storm petrel, Galápagos storm petrel

Oceanodroma tethys tethys Bonaparte, 1854, Floreana Island. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2009.
Oceanodroma tethys tethys Bonaparte, 1854, Floreana Island. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2009.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Procellariiformes

Family
Hydrobatidae

Genus
Oceanodroma

Species
tethys

Subspecies
tethys

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852)

Taxon origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: Nests on Genovesa, Pitt Islet, and probably on Redonda Rock.

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Oceanodroma tethys tethys", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5133. Accessed 9 May 2024.