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Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maine.January 765, February 619, March 754, April 1,476, May 3,654, June 2,728, July 2,180, August 1,817, September 1,741, October 1,376, November 696, December 650.
United States54,161
Maine18,456
Massachusetts11,072
North Carolina6,542
Canada6,093
California4,306
New Jersey3,059
New York2,403
Nova Scotia2,050
New Hampshire1,718

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderTubenoses · Procellariiformes
FamilySouthern Storm-Petrels · Oceanitidae
GenusOceanites Storm-Petrels · Oceanites

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