Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel
Hydrobates matsudairae
- Family
- Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae) is a species of seabird in the family Hydrobatidae.
It breeds solely in the Volcano Islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and winters in the Indian Ocean.
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Japanese ornithologist Yorikatsu Matsudaira. It was formerly defined in the genus Oceanodroma before that genus was synonymized with Hydrobates.
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Range and habitat
Breeds Volcano Islands (far southern Japan); disperses westward to Arabian Sea, Seychelles, and off eastern African coast, eastward to western Micronesia, seas of eastern Indonesia, and off northwestern Australia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Matsudaira's storm petrel
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
