Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Hydrobatinae Scientific name Oceanodroma matsudairae Higher classification Oceanodroma Order Procellariiformes | Family Hydrobatidae Genus Oceanodroma Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Swinhoe's storm petrel, Tristram's storm petrel, Oceanodroma, Procellariiformes, Markham's storm petrel | ||
Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) is a species of seabird in the Hydrobatidae family.
It breeds solely in the Volcano Islands in the north-west Pacific Ocean, and winters in the Indian Ocean.
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Japanese ornithologist Yorikatsu Matsudaira.
References
Matsudaira's storm petrel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA