Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel (<em>Hydrobates monorhis</em>) is a species of Northern Storm Petrels (<em>Hydrobatidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.
Overview
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel (Hydrobates monorhis) is a species of Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Hydrobates; binomial: Hydrobates monorhis; authority: (Swinhoe, 1867).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: through seas of e Indonesian Arch., Ashmore Reef (nw of Australia) to w, s India and Sri Lanka, Arabian Sea, and off ne African coast, mostly n of Equator.
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).
