Wilson’s Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Southern Storm Petrels (Oceanitidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
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 was estimated in 2022 as stable at 8–20 million birds. In 2010 it had been estimated at 12–30 million.
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Range and habitat
Countries
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- Christmas Island
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Fiji
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Germany
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Republic of the Congo
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Wilson'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.
