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Photo by Momo
Photo taken: Isla Floreana, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Hydrobates tethys

Oceanodroma tethys

Identification

Distribution

Galapagos Islands, islands off Peru. Ranges at sea in eastern Pacific from Central America to Chile.

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.

Subspecies

  • H. t. tethys:

Galapagos Islands (Pitt, Genovesa and Redonda)

  • H. t. kelsalli:

Islas Pescadores and San Gallan (off coast of Peru)

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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