Wilson's Storm-Petrel

It is 16 to 18.5 cm long, and one of the most abundant bird species in the world. The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson (Wikipedia, general species account). Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. The world population was estimated in 2022 as stable at 8–20 million birds. In 2010 it had been estimated at 12–30 million. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Wilson's storm petrel is a small seabird with a circumpolar distribution, mainly in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards in the northern summer. The old name Mother Carey's chicken was used for several petrels, and the idea that they foretold storms gave the group its name (Wikipedia, general species account). It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards during the summer of the northern hemisphere. (Wikipedia, general species account).