''Oceanites'' is a genus of
seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adaptation, adapted to life within the marine ecosystem, marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent ...
in the
austral storm petrel family. The genus name refers to the mythical
Oceanid
In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides ( ; , ) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
Description and function
The Oceanids' father Oceanu ...
s, the three thousand daughters of
Tethys.
It contains the following species:
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Wilson's storm petrel
Wilson's storm petrel (''Oceanites oceanicus''), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly ...
, ''Oceanites oceanicus''
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Elliot's storm petrel, ''Oceanites gracilis''
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Pincoya storm petrel, ''Oceanites pincoyae''
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Andean storm petrel, ''Oceanites barrosi''
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by Alexander von Keyserling
Taxa named by Johann Heinrich Blasius
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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