Matsudaira's Storm Petrel
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (<em>Hydrobates matsudairae</em>) is a species of Northern Storm Petrels (<em>Hydrobatidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwate…
Overview
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae) is a species of Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Hydrobates; binomial: Hydrobates matsudairae; authority: (Kuroda, Nm, 1922).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: w Micronesia through seas of e Indonesian Arch., nw of Australia to Chagos Arch. (s of Maldives), Arabian Sea, Seychelles, and off e African coast.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Move from Oceanodroma to Hydrobates (NACC 2019-B-7; SACC 190).
