Wilson’s petrel
bird
Also known as: Oceanites oceanicus
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description
- In storm petrel
An example is Wilson’s petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), which breeds on islets along the Antarctic continent and near the Antarctic Circle and winters in the North Atlantic from about June to September.
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migration pattern
- In migration: In coastal and pelagic regions
Wilson’s petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), which nest in the western sector of the Antarctic (South Georgia Island, Shetland Islands, and South Orkney Islands), spread rapidly northward in April along the coasts of North and South America and stay in the North Atlantic during the summer. In September they…
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