
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel
A species of Dark Storm Petrels Scientific name : Hydrobates matsudairae Genus : Dark Storm Petrels
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel, A species of Dark Storm Petrels
Botanical name: Hydrobates matsudairae
Genus: Dark Storm Petrels
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Description

Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma 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.

Size
23 - 41 cm
Nest Placement
Cliff
Dite type
Piscivorous


General Info

Feeding Habits
Bird food type




Scientific Classification

Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Albatrosses and Petrels Family
Hydrobatidae Genus
Dark Storm Petrels Species
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel