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- Hydrobates furcatus
Oceanodroma furcata
Identification
Distribution
Breeds on islands in northern Pacific ocean, pelagic rest of the year.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.
Subspecies
- H. f. furcatus:
- North Kuril, Komandorskiye and Aleutian Islands
- H. f. plumbeus:
- Islands off southern Alaska to northern California
Habitat
At sea except when breeding.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Fork-tailed Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fork-tailed_Storm_Petrel
