White-vented Storm-petrel Pictures - Christopher Taylor Nature Photography

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GALLERIES > BIRDS > WHITE-VENTED STORM-PETREL [Oceanites gracilis]

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3613

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3640

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0417

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0270

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0306

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0180

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0176

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0330

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0363

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0524

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0372

Location: San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.8W, -89.5N MAP
Date: May 17, 2008
ID: 7C2V0350

Location: Santiago Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.3W, -90.5N MAP
Date: May 20, 2008
ID: 7C2V2248

Location: Santiago Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.3W, -90.5N MAP
Date: May 20, 2008
ID: 7C2V2239

Location: Santiago Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.3W, -90.5N MAP
Date: May 20, 2008
ID: 7C2V1754

Location: Santiago Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.3W, -90.5N MAP
Date: May 20, 2008
ID: 7C2V1757

Location: Santiago Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.3W, -90.5N MAP
Date: May 20, 2008
ID: 7C2V1759

Location: Santiago Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.3W, -90.5N MAP
Date: May 20, 2008
ID: 7C2V1769

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3562

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3605

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3607

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3615

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3656

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3528

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3551

Location: North Seymour Island, Galápagos
GPS: -0.4W, -90.3N MAP
Date: May 23, 2008
ID: 7C2V3560

SPECIES INFO

The White-vented Storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a species of seabird in the storm-petrel family Hydrobatidae. The species is also known as Elliot's Storm-petrel. There are two subspecies, O. g. gracilis, which is found in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile, and O. g. galapagoensis, which is found in the waters around the Galapagos Islands. It is a sooty-black storm-petrel with a white rump. It has long legs which extend beyond the body in flight.

In spite of the frequent sightings of this species it is very poorly known; only one nest has ever been found. The feeding behaviour of the Galapagos subspecies is unusual amongst storm-petrels as it forages close to shore; all other storm-petrels are exclusively pelagic.