''Oceanites'' is a genus of
seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same enviro ...
in the
austral storm petrel
Austral storm petrels, or southern storm petrels, are seabirds in the family Oceanitidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hove ...
family. The genus name refers to the mythical
Oceanids, the three thousand daughters of
Tethys.
It contains the following species:
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Wilson's storm petrel
Wilson's storm petrel (''Oceanites oceanicus''), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly ...
, ''Oceanites oceanicus''
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Elliot's storm petrel
Elliot's storm petrel (''Oceanites gracilis'') is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. The species is also known as the white-vented storm petrel. , ''Oceanites gracilis''
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Pincoya storm petrel
The Pincoya storm petrel (''Oceanites pincoyae'') is a sea bird of the storm petrel family. The specific name commemorates the Pincoya, a female water spirit of the Chilote mythology. After being first brought to the attention of the world from ...
, ''Oceanites pincoyae''
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by Alexander von Keyserling
Taxa named by Johann Heinrich Blasius
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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