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Hydrobates tethys

Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel


Hydrobates tethys

(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1852)
Golondrina de Mar Peruana
Family: Hydrobatidae
Order: Procellariiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Oceanodroma tethys, Thalassidroma tethys.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The wedge-rumped storm petrel (Hydrobates tethys) is a storm petrel. It breeds in the Galápagos Islands and on the coast of Peru. It was formerly defined in the genus Oceanodroma before that genus was synonymized with Hydrobates.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hydrobates tethys. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
182525931/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla San Cristóbal2Lucio La Grotteria
182525831/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla San Cristóbal200Lucio La Grotteria
180450731/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla San Cristóbal2Jorge La Grotteria
180450631/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla San Cristóbal200Jorge La Grotteria
182501326/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosCamino sin nombrar (-0,874035, -89,690691)1Lucio La Grotteria
179923026/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosCamino sin nombrar (-0,874035, -89,690691)1Jorge La Grotteria
182484525/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosCamino sin nombrar (-0,970698, -89,643956)1Lucio La Grotteria
179807225/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosCamino sin nombrar (-0,970698, -89,643956)1Jorge La Grotteria
76799917/05/2018PeruCallaoOcéano PacíficoAdriana Bellotti
76329517/05/2018PeruCallaoIsla PalominoVictor Hugo Michelini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel (Hydrobates tethys) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.