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Ainley's storm petrel

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Ainley's storm petrel
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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O. cheimomnestes
Binomial name
Oceanodroma cheimomnestes
Ainley, 1980

Ainley's storm petrel (Oceanodroma cheimomnestes) is a species of seabird in the Hydrobatidae family. It breeds in the winter on Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Mexico. It ranges south to the Galapagos Islands. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Leach's storm petrel.

References

  • Ainley, D.G. 1980. Geographic variation in Leach’s Storm-Petrel. Auk 97: 837-853.