Species
Hydrobates tethys (Wedge-rumped storm-petrel)
Hydrobates tethys. Photo: (c) Gordon Karre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The European storm petrel, British storm petrel or just storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a seabird in the northern storm petrel family, Hydrobatidae. It is the only member of the genus Hydrobates. The small, square-tailed bird is entirely black except for a broad white rump and a white band on the underwings, and it has a fluttering, bat-like flight. The large majority of the population breeds on islands off the coasts of Europe, with the greatest…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Procellariiformes (Tubenoses)
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Family: Hydrobatidae (Northern storm-petrels)
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Genus: Hydrobates
- Species: Hydrobates tethys (Wedge-rumped storm-petrel)
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Genus: Hydrobates
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Family: Hydrobatidae (Northern storm-petrels)
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Order: Procellariiformes (Tubenoses)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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