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[[File:Storm Petrel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Wilson's Storm Petrel]] | [[File:Storm Petrel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|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 in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards during the summer of the northern hemisphere. The world population has been estimated to be more than 50 million pairs. The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson. The genus name ''Oceanites'' refers to the mythical Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of Tethys. The species name is from Latin ''oceanus'', "ocean." | '''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 in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards during the summer of the northern hemisphere. The world population has been estimated to be more than 50 million pairs. The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson. The genus name ''Oceanites'' refers to the mythical Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of Tethys. The species name is from Latin ''oceanus'', "ocean." | ||
The bird is featured on the obverse of [[Westarctica]]'s 2012 [[Coins of Westarctica|coin]] celebrating [[Borradaile Island]]. | |||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||