Markham's storm petrel
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Hydrobatidae |
Genus: | Oceanodroma |
Species: | O. markhami
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Binomial name | |
Oceanodroma markhami (Salvin, 1883)
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The Markham's storm petrel (Oceanodroma markhami) is a species of seabird in the family Hydrobatidae. It is found in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Peru, and possibly Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is named in honour of Sir Albert Hastings Markham.
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