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ViewsWilson's Storm-PetrelFrom Opus(Redirected from Oceanites oceanicus)
Alternative name: Wilson's Shearwater
 Photo taken: Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly.
[edit] IdentificationLength 7.25" (18 cm), wingspan 16-18" (41-46 cm). Dark blackish brown except for bold U-shaped white rump patch that extends onto flanks, pale carpal bars and underwings. Square tail may appear notched. Long legs extend beyond tail in flight. Relatively short wings. Fluttery, swallow-like flight. Feeding behavior of tapping surface of water with toes while hovering is distinctive. [edit] DistributionIt breeds on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands. Common in the North Atlantic Ocean. [edit] Taxonomy[edit] HabitatOpen sea. [edit] BehaviourThe diet includes planktonic food items from the ocean surface. It is nocturnal at the breeding sites to avoid predation by gulls and skuas.
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